Duke of Devonshire Public House

The Duke of Devonshire first appears in trade directories in 1870, with William Neaum as landlord, although he was listed as a Bridge Street beer retailer before that, so the premises’ name may have come after it opened. The tatty sign on the gate says ‘Good accommodation for cyclists’.

Looking south, the 1854 mill chimney is in place, but the 1912 East Mill has not yet been built.

On the other side of the road are the Lord Nelson and Rifleman’s Arms public houses, printer and bookbinder Israel Cooper and Wheeldon Brothers’ builders. The Lord Nelson had originally been called The Land of Promise. It and the Rifleman’s had been operating since at least the 1870s.