The Anchor Inn, Tideswell

The Anchor Inn is a well-known landmark in the area, and in the old days gave its name locally to the crossroads where the B6049 road from Great Hucklow to Tideswell met the busy A623 Chesterfield to Manchester road. As might be imagined however, this was a notorious accident ‘black spot’, and so as a consequence the junction has been rebuilt and the crossing point for the minor road is now staggered.

Past Licensees include BRAMWELLs from 1699 to 1767, and William HILL, his descendants and their various relatives from 1793 to 1939. A full list of Innkeepers is available on a board inside the Inn, as are details of William HILL's marriage to Mary MORTEN in 1767, and information about his family's inheritance.

(Commentary provided by Rosemary Lockie)