Sutton-in-Ashfield - Denmans Head
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Sutton-in-Ashfield - Denmans Head
Image: © Dave Bevis Taken: 8 Apr 2013
This former Home Brewery Co Ltd public house on Market Place has been converted to a Costa coffee house since this photo was taken. The name of Denmans Head has the following history (see http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/suttoninashfield1907/sutton3.htm ). "This old inn was, previous to A.D. 1820, known as the "King's Head," but on the trial of Queen Caroline, the then landlord, W. Cooper, was so much delighted with her defence by Mr. Denman (who was afterwards Lord Justice Denman) that he changed the name to the "Denman's Head" in his honour. The whole country was much excited over this trial and, on her acquittal, London was illuminated for three days. This Mr. Cooper was the father of the well-known, handsome, and highly respected surgeon of Mansfield, who was for many years its leading medical practitioner, and who was known all the district round as Dr. Cooper."
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Image Location
Latitude
53.124268
Longitude
-1.262949