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This property was in
the hamlet of Eastfield Side, on Mansfield Road. It stood almost exactly
opposite the Apollo Tavern and only 100yds from the Blue Bell Inn.
It was first listed in the 1874 directory as brewhouse, called the
Brickmaker's Arms. The first owner, Aaron Barke, was a brick and tile maker
and a farmer, and the brickworks stood behind his house. On the 1881 and
1891 census, Aaron Barke was recorded as a Publican, but by 1900 he was
again listed as "Brick & Tile maker and Beer Retailer".
This pub was known as the Brickmakers Arms up to 1891 when it was recorded
as the Potmakers Arms. It briefly reverted back to its original name until
1911, when it was sold as the Potmakers Arms with three adjoining cottages.
At this time the original building was demolished and rebuilt by a company
called Colemans, from Kirkby-in-Ashfield. In 1912, the Potmaker's Arms was
owned by Messrs. Shipstone & Son, a local Nottingham brewery.
When the brickworks closed the site was flattened and made into a football
pitch, which must have contributed to takings at the Potmakers Arms. It
served as the home ground for Sutton Town from 1919 to the early 1930s. From
1932 it was also used as Sutton's greyhound racing track. When the track
closed in 1972 that loss of clientele must have had a depressing effect on
business at the Potmakers Arms.
Towards the end of the 20th century, the pub changed its name a number of
times. By 2000, it was trading as "The Last Drop" and that name continued
until the pub closed, c2006. The property was sold and redeveloped in 2009
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