Derby Arms

This building still stands but it is no longer a pub

The Derby Arms stood on the south side of the Upper Richmond Road at No. 565 on the corner of Stanley Road. It was built towards the end of the late 19th century. Robert Towler was landlord in 1884. In the 1914 Valuation it was described as a large brick-built two storey public house rendered in concrete and in very good order. There were five public bars on the ground floor as well as a tap room, sitting room, kitchen and scullery. The first floor had a large sitting room, and two bedrooms. There was also a large attic room at the top of the building. The stabling at the back contained six stalls with a coach house and loft; six loose boxes had also recently been built. Watneys brewery were then the owners.

In the 1901 Census Samuel Brown was described as the licenced victualler. He lived there with his nine-year-old daughter Doris, a housekeeper Elizabeth, and a general servant Lucy.

The Derby Arms was demolished in the late 1920s and replaced by the current brick-faced building on three floors.

The public house closed in 1987 and two years later the building was converted into nine apartments, now called Harvey Court. The exterior of the building and many original internal features were retained.