The Peacocks Coffee Lounge, 67 Low Pavement, Chesterfield
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The Peacocks Coffee Lounge, 67 Low Pavement, Chesterfield
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 29 Jun 2009
Grade II listed 16th century timber framed building on the site of at least 2 earlier buildings. The blue plaque declares that it is a 'MEDIAEVAL HOUSE POSSIBLE GUILDHALL 1500 A.D.' A picture reportedly taken in the 1960s shows a very different Peacock Inn with different fenestration including two dormers and a large almost central doorway and no sign of the timber framing. The section of building that the blue plaque is attached to did not exist at the time of this picture. The pub closed in 1974. Sherds of Romano-British vessels were found here during excavations in the 1970s. Consulting directories, many have the Peacock in New Square (NS) except the Post Office who show Low Pavement (LP), here are some entries, 1828-1829 William Richardson NS, 1835 Thomas Roberts NS, 1842 Thomas Stanton NS, 1855 Henry Conway (& miller) LP, 1870 Henry Asquith NS, 1891-1895 Alexander Bowler LP and 1912 Alfred Norton now 67 Market Place.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.235212
Longitude
-1.430344