A small white-painted roadside pub in a popular tourist spot next to the Forest. It was converted from a private hotel in the 70s or 80s, but never seems to have prospered as a pub.
The King Edward
An impressive triangular corner pub boasting its own clock tower, situated right next to the Aston Expressway.
The Farmers Arms
A large roadside pub, still in Greenall’s livery, in an area that has seen large numbers of new houses built recently, so lack of potential customers cannot be used as an excuse for its closure. Between the 2011 StreetView image and my current picture it had a brief incarnation under an Italian pizzeria brand. Fairly close to the now-demolished Railway.
(My own picture)
The New Inn
A rambling old redbrick pub a short distance up the road from the Foresters Arms, with an extensive garden that looks as though it may once have been a bowling green.
The Jolly Hatters
A four-square redbrick former Hydes pub on the Stockport road just south of the town-centre crossroads at Crown Point. Since the StreetView image was taken, it appears to have been revived in some form but is currently listed as closed again.
The Freebodies Tavern
A modern estate-style pub in a mixed area south of the town centre that now looks very sorry for itself.
The Wheel
A four-square, cream-painted pub on the main street of this attractive village south-west of Derby near the Toyota plant. On the StreetView image from 2009 it is displaying banners saying “Under New Management” and “Finest Cask Ales and Lagers”, but now is sadly de-signed and with peeling paintwork.
The White Swan
An attractive double-gabled stone-built pub in the centre of this small former mining town noted for its magnificent 17th century castle.
(My own picture)
The Foresters Arms
A large corner pub on the north side of the town that closed earlier this year after having experienced a steady decline and being the scene of one or two unfortunate incidents.
The Waggon & Horses
A former Marston’s pub on the main Ashbourne Road with distinctive stone window surrounds, still displaying all its signage on StreetView.
The White Lion
A small pub set back from the main A444 that has now made someone a nice house – even though it is opposite a van sales depot.
The Oddfellows’ Arms
A small redbrick street-corner pub in an area of terraced housing on the south side of the town, which has had its signage remoed but isn’t actually boarded up. Just down the street from the Labourers’ Union.
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