Portland Arms

This property was located on the corner of Duke Street and Back Lane, which later became known as High Pavement. It was not far from the Devonshire Arms.

The licence for the Portland Arms was obtained in 1832 by "Mr Wild", who was a Tailor by trade, and in that same year the directory listed Joseph Wyeld of Back Lane as a Tailor and Beerhouse Keeper.

The name Portland Arms was first used in 1874 and the property was bought by the Mansfield Brewery by 1877.

In 1912 and 1928 the occupier was described as a "Beer Retailer" at 62 High Pavement.

Map of 1935 showing the Portland Arms

At some point it was kept by Mr E Brooks, Ephraim Richardson and also a Mrs Chadwick, who was "convicted for an offence against the licencing laws at Portland Arms, Sutton" (possibly the wife or widow of Henry Chadwick). 

In 1892, the newspaper reported that the Portland Arms was taken over by William Dallison, who was the former landlord of the Lord Byron Inn, Mansfield.

The property was closed in January 1962, and the building was demolished in September 1963.

Known occupants were:

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