Meet 13 Mansfield and Ashfield pub landlords and landladies from years gone by

By Shelley Marriott

Published 2nd Oct 2025, 17:20 BST

We have decided to take a look back at some landlords and landladies from Mansfield and Ashfield over the years.

Do you recognise anyone from our Chad archive?

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Here are pub landlords and landladies from years gone by (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

1. Landlords and landladies

Here are pub landlords and landladies from years gone by (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) Photo: Jack Taylor

David Hemmings and Sandra Ross, landlord and lady of the Nell Gwyn on Sutton Road, Mansfield.

2. Nell Gwyn

David Hemmings and Sandra Ross, landlord and lady of the Nell Gwyn on Sutton Road, Mansfield. Photo: Anne Shelley

Tommy Emms was the landlord of the Crown Hostelry on Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, during the 60s and 70s. He was described as 'quite a character' and had been a boxer in his younger years.

3. Tommy Emms

Tommy Emms was the landlord of the Crown Hostelry on Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, during the 60s and 70s. He was described as 'quite a character' and had been a boxer in his younger years. Photo: Angie Roche

Alf Martin was landlord of The Bowl In Hand on Leeming Street in Mansfield from 1996 to 2014.

4. Alf Martin

Alf Martin was landlord of The Bowl In Hand on Leeming Street in Mansfield from 1996 to 2014. Photo: Alf Martin

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