This is the first of a series about the fascinating histories of local pubs, taken from a new book by Michael Smith, called Derbyshire Pubs: A Pint Sized History and Miscellany.
THE former Falcon Inn at Chesterfield is today a branch of the Yorkshire Building Society. The building dates from the 16th century but little is known of its early history although, despite popular belief, there is no evidence that it was ever a coaching inn…