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Welcome to the Church Inn,
Chelmorton.
Chelmorton is 360 metres (1200 ft) above sea level, so snow is not uncommon in winter, as you can see from the photograph opposite taken on Christmas Day 2004. However, you will always find a warm welcome at the Church Inn, whatever the weather. There has been an inn here since 1742 when a certain George Holme opened it as an alehouse called the 'Blacksmith's Arms'. It was renamed the 'Church Inn' in 1884, about the time it was bought by the Gresley Brewery of Burton on Trent. They would eventually be taken over by Marston's Brewery, also of Burton on Trent. We still sell Marston's Ales. In the early 19th century the inn was the home of Alexander Ollerenshaw, a local eccentric who the Parish Register says was "An ingenious Blacksmith and Musician, and having more than 50 years vainly endeavoured to find out perpetual motion". The ghosts of Alexander Ollerenshaw's daughter-in-law Elizabeth and granddaughter Hannah are said to haunt the inn, though whether they are in perpetual motion no-one is sure! For many years the inn seems to have doubled up as the local blacksmith's - which is probably how it gained its original name - and at one time it had a small grocer's shop in one of the outbuildings. For many years it was an important local meeting place, and inquests were regularly held here. You will now find the bar warm and welcoming, freshly decorated with a warmly tiled floor and many old features carefully preserved. We have an excellent range of hand-pulled beers, draught and bottled lagers, a carefully selected range of wines and a full range of spirits. We are members of CAMRA. The winner of the last website quiz was: Sue Wellbourne. |
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