Sources

The list of Inns and Public Houses in Sutton-in-Ashfield, and details of the Landlords or Tenants have been compiled from the following sources:

• 'Old Inns of Sutton - Mine Hosts of the Past'. A series of three articles published in the Nottinghamshire Free Press Newspaper on 19^th November, 26^th November and 17^th December 1937.
• 'The Inns & Pubs of Nottinghamshire', by Gordon Wright & Brian J. Curtis.
• 'The Mansfield Brew', by Philip Bristow. (A history of the Mansfield Brewery Co.)
• Kelly's 1881, 1891, 1900, 1904, 1912, 1916, 1922, 1928, 1932 and 1941 Directories of Nottinghamshire.
• Morris & Co. 1869 and 1877 Directory of Nottingham District.
• Wrights 1874 Directory of Nottingham, and twelve miles around.
• Post Office Directories of 1855 and 1876.
• Wrights Directory of Nottinghamshire 1874, 1883, 1888 and 1896/7
• White's 1832, 1844, 1853, 1864, 1872, 1885-6 and 1894 Directory of Nottinghamshire.
• Lascelle's & Hagar's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1848
• Pigot & Co. Commercial Directory of Nottinghamshire for 1828-9, 1830 and 1835.
• 'A History of Sutton-in-Ashfield' by G. G. Bonser
• 'Sutton-in-Ashfield in Times Past' and 'Paging the Past', by W. Clay-Dove
• 'History of Sutton-in-Ashfield', published by L. Lindley 1907.
• Maps of Sutton-in-Ashfield dated 1877, 1878, 1899, 1917 and 1935
• 1841 census of Sutton-in-Ashfield (HO107/861) Looking for any householders with occupation of Innkeeper, Publican etc. The properties were not named in the census.
• 1851 census of Sutton-in-Ashfield (HO107/2123a) Looking for any householders with occupation of Innkeeper/Licenced Victualler etc. The licenced properties were not generally mentioned by name.
• 1861 census of Sutton-in-Ashfield (RG9/2426) Looking for any householders with occupation of Innkeeper/Licenced Victualler etc. Inns were usually named, but Brewhouses were not.
• 1871 census of Sutton-in-Ashfield (RG10/3468) Looking for any householders with occupation of Innkeeper/Licenced Victualler etc.
• 1881 census of Sutton-in-Ashfield (RG11/3315 & 3316) from the 1881 census index CD-Rom. Looking for any householders with occupation of Innkeeper/Licenced Victualler etc.
• 1891 census of Sutton-in-Ashfield (RG12/2652 & 2653) Looking for any householders with occupation of Innkeeper/Licenced Victualler etc. Unusually, very few Beerhouse Keepers were listed?
• The Survey of Gravestones in Sutton-in-Ashfield Churchyard, compiled by W. Clay-Dove in the 1930's.
• Burial Index for Sutton-in-Ashfield Cemetery, 1892-1913, noting all entries with occupation Innkeeper, Publican or Reitred Publican, etc.
• Transcript of St Mary's baptism register, looking for fathers occupations of Innkeeper, Publican, Beerhouse Keeper etc.
• The Brewster Sessions, Mansfield District, (the annual licencing review for the area), as reported in the Notts Free Press 2/9/1887; 31/8/1888; 30/8/1889
• The Hucknall Morning Star & Bulwell Mail Newspaper (later known as the Notts Free Press) 18/9/1885; 27/11/1885; 1/1/1886; 29/1/1886
• Notts Free Press Newspaper - 6/11/1885; 19/2/1886; 19/3/1886; 13/7/1888; 13/4/1956; 31/1/1964; 7/8/1964; 26/1/1973; 20/10/1978; 16/3/1979; 6/4/1979;
• Notts Free Press Newspaper, 21/7/1916, War Tribunal Reports
• Subject Card index of the Mansfield & North Notts Advertiser, located at Mansfield Library.
  
  

The work is still ongoing. 

Page updated 8th February 2005