Pubs and inns in Buxton

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Pubs and historic inns of Buxton in Derbyshire

The pubs and inns in Buxton are an important part of the historical character of the town of Buxton, Derbyshire, in England. The inns date back to the 16th century and several are listed buildings. Most are within the Conservation Areas of Higher Buxton, Central Buxton and Fairfield.[1][2][3]

Pubs and inns by district[edit]

Higher Buxton[edit]

Central Buxton[edit]

Fairfield[edit]

Name Image Notes
19th Hole The 19th Hole pub at Fairfield, Buxton.jpg This pub on Waterswallows Road is close to the 18th green of the Buxton and High Peak Golf Club. It opened in 1950. The building was constructed in 1878 as Fern House. It is run by Martson’s Brewery.[3]
Bull’s Head Bulls Head at Fairfield.jpg A three-storey stone building on Fairfield Road which replaced the previous one (dating back to at least 1794) which was demolished in 1903.[16]
Wye Bridge House Midland Hotel at Wye House, Buxton.jpg

The Midland Hotel at Wye Bridge House in the 1800s

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 Wye Bridge House on Fairfield Road was originally a private residence by the River Wye. It became the Midland Hotel after the arrival of the railways in the 1863. It was called the Ashwood Park Hotel after Buxton Corporation bought it in 1921 during their redevelopment of Ashwood Park. It is now run by Wetherspoons.[17]

Burbage[edit]

Name Image Notes
The Duke The Duke at Burbage.jpg Formerly the Duke of York Inn on St John’s Road, it is an old two-storey stone building. It is a free house.[16]

Harpur Hill and South Buxton[edit]

Name Image Notes
Blazing Rag Blazing Rag pub at Buxton.jpg Originally the Manchester Arms (since at least 1881 until the1990s) at 85 London Road and after 1921 at 105 London Road.[3]
Parks Inn Parks Inn.jpg The inn was built in the 1800s and was refurbished in 2019. It is owned by the Heineken-owned Star Pubs and Bars.[18]

Pubs of the past[edit]

There are also historical records of other public houses: the Cheshire Cheese (on Macclesfield Old Road in 1842), the Fountain (on High Street in 1850s), the Fox and Hounds (on West Road), the Hatton and Holden, the Masons Arms (in 1811), the Oddfellows Arms (on High Street in 1864), the Red Lion (on Holmfield in Burbage in 1842) and the White Horse (in 1790).[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b “BUXTON CONSERVATION AREAS Character Appraisal” (PDF). High Peak Borough Council. April 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ “Conservation area maps – High Peak Borough Council”. www.highpeak.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cohen, Julian (2022). Buxton Pubs. Buxton Civic Association. ISBN 978-1-7391193-0-0.
  4. ^ Historic England. “CHESHIRE CHEESE PUBLIC HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS (1259232)”. National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b Roberts, Alan (2012). Buxton Through Time. Amberley Publishing. pp. 37, 41. ISBN 978-1-4456-0817-4.
  6. ^ a b c d Langham, Mike (2001). Buxton: A People’s History. Carnegie Publishing. pp. 80, 108, 215, 219. ISBN 1-85936-086-6.
  7. ^ Historic England. “EAGLE HOTEL GEORGE E BRYANT AND SONS LIMITED AND MARKET PLACE ARCADE (1259327)”. National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. ^ “Kings Head Hotel – High Peak, Tameside & North East Cheshire CAMRA”. highpeaktamesidenortheastcheshire.camra.org.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. ^ Historic England. “New Inn (1258031)”. National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  10. ^ Historic England. “SUN INN (1259229)”. National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d Morten, David (2018). Buxton in 50 Buildings. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445678948.
  12. ^ a b Leach, John (1987). The Book of Buxton. Barracuda Books. ISBN 978-0860232865.
  13. ^ Historic England. “THE SWAN PUBLIC HOUSE (1259407)”. National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  14. ^ “Buxton bar set to relaunch in June”. www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  15. ^ Historic England. “THE OLD CLUB HOUSE (1257829)”. National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Leach, John (1987). The Book of Buxton. Baracuda Books Limited. pp. 122–130. ISBN 0-86023-286-7.
  17. ^ “The Wye Bridge House Buxton – J D Wetherspoon”. www.jdwetherspoon.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  18. ^ “Major refurb at Buxton pub set to create five new jobs”. www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  19. ^ a b c d Francis, Jen (10 March 2020). “Updated for 2020: 16 Pubs & Bars that no longer exist in Buxton -“. Explore Buxton. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  20. ^ “Conservation area maps – High Peak Borough Council”. www.highpeak.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  21. ^ Francis, Jen (21 July 2016). “10 More facts about Buxton not many people know”. Explore Buxton. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  22. ^ Historic England. “The White Lion and Attached Stable Block (Grade II) (1259203)”. National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2020.



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