Cutthorpe Tour (Page 2)
After the Brockwell Lane junction, it is mainly quite modern bungalows that line the right-hand side of the road, and between them is a lane leading down to a farm known as Over Holme. There is one old detached house on the left. After that there are fields on the left side of the road until reaching the Methodist Chapel.
For those who have requested a photo of Over Holme (or Overholme) Farm, here is one taken in summer 2006 - viewed from a nearby public footpath.
The only religious building in use in Cutthorpe today is the Methodist Chapel or Church, pictured here. Originally known as the Primitive Methodist Chapel, this was built in 1837. Mr S. Botham in his excellent book on the history of Cutthorpe states that this Chapel was enlarged in 1867 and again in 1960.
There used to be another Methodist Chapel at Pratt Hall, but this was demolished in the 1970's (further details on page 6).
After the Methodist Chapel is a row of houses built in about 1880. These have at various times
been called Brown's Blocks (after their builder Mr John Brown), The Blocks, and The Poplars. A picture of this row with the Three Merry Lads pub at the far end is shown here.In 1901 these houses were called Brown's Blocks and had 16 households resident. The names of the heads of households were Bradbury, Keetley, Bradbury, Needham, Riley, Needham, Tagg, Bumstead, Lowe, Bradbury, Bradbury, Scratcherd, Riley, Fisher, Hancock, Bilton. Occupations - mostly coal miners, Mr Keetley was a sub-postmaster, one Mr Bradbury was a building stone quarry labourer, Mr Fisher was a basket maker and so this suggests he could have been related to the basket makers named Fisher living at Four Lane Ends.
A couple of modern bungalows are sited opposite the Poplars, followed by 'the Square'. This contains another
set of houses built by John Brown about 1880. These were referred to as 'Brown's Houses' on the 1901 census. On the corner is a Butcher's Shop (sold in 2003-04) which in times past
was the village reading room. This is pictured left.In one of Brown's Houses lived Mr James Lindsay, who was to be village school Headmaster for over 40 years beginning in 1880. Judith Stubbs has researched the village history and has written three books on Cutthorpe: A History of Cutthorpe Village, Parts 1, 2 and 3. Book One is all about Mr Lindsay and the village school, and is called Portrait of A Schoolmaster 1860-1933.
For more information on John Brown, the builder responsible for building the Blocks/Poplars and the houses in the Square, click here to see an article about him by Judith Stubbs.
In a corner of the Square away from the main road is a much older cottage (not pictured) which used to be a pub (see below).
I'm told there was a shop/post office in the Square during the last 50 years or so, believed to be in this house on the other roadside corner of the Square.
On the right hand side of the road opposite the Square is the Three Merry Lads (pictured right and below). This
used to be called The Cutthorpe Hotel, and an article about the opening supper for the hotel was published in the Derbyshire Times on 2nd December 1865. Mr and Mrs Botham were the owners
at that time. 
In the book "A Short History of Horse Racing in North Derbyshire 1727-1939" by S.B. Fox (Bolsover, 1988), there is a schedule for Cutthorpe Races of August 1866. Three races are listed, the Ladies Stakes for ponies (prize 2 sovereigns), the Tradesmen's Stakes for ponies (prize 4 sovereigns), and the Hacks Stakes for horses not thoroughbred (prize 4 sovereigns). The entries to be made to Mr John Botham of Cutthorpe Hotel and the stakes also to be paid over to Mr John Botham. It is not known exactly where in the village the races took place.
In 1901 the Innkeeper at the Cutthorpe Hotel was Mr William Cavil.
The original Three Merry Lads pub was on the opposite side of the road to where the pub is now, in the far corner of the square. On the 1861 Cutthorpe census, was listed a public house called the Three Merry Lads, the innkeeper being Reuben Reddish age 43, described as 'maltster and publican' and living there with his wife Elizabeth. On the 1851 census Reuben Reddish and his wife Elizabeth were also listed, Mr Reddish as a beer house keeper but that year the name of his beer house was not recorded.
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