The Rutland on Stephenson Place was officially relaunched on Friday, May 5 – with Martin and Dawn Alvey taking on the venue.
Dawn was the former manager of The Rectory and Martin runs the Great Historic Pub Tours around Chesterfield – as well as pub quizzes at the Pig & Pump.
The Derbyshire Times was invited for a look around ahead of the reopening, and these 12 photos show customers what to expect from the pub.
![Martin added: “The outside of the building needs some love too. We want to get some hanging signs and things like that.”](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNmMzQyNjhjLTY5MjEtNDQ2Ny1iYzNkLTUwOWNkNTY2MmZmMTozYjAxOGUwMS1jZTU5LTRiN2QtODI0OC1mNTBiMzA2ZDY2YTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. External changes
Martin added: “The outside of the building needs some love too. We want to get some hanging signs and things like that.” Photo: Brian Eyre
![Martin said: “I was surprised that there were no actual pictures inside of The Rutland itself or of Chesterfield. I’ve been putting some of them up, to show the whole history of the place and how it’s changed. It opened in 1870 originally and it used to be the home of the mayor, so we want to get a bit of that history back in there as well.”](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY0YzllOGM1LWQ0ZGQtNGQ4My1hNWUzLWQ3NjU4MzQyY2RlMDpkMDQyNWFhYy1hNDEwLTRmYmMtODc0Yi02OTdkZWEwMDBlYzg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Celebrating history
Martin said: “I was surprised that there were no actual pictures inside of The Rutland itself or of Chesterfield. I’ve been putting some of them up, to show the whole history of the place and how it’s changed. It opened in 1870 originally and it used to be the home of the mayor, so we want to get a bit of that history back in there as well.” Photo: Brian Eyre
![Martin said the reopening was a positive for the town centre, adding that “you’re not in competition when it comes to pubs, because pubs do their own thing. Obviously, you want people to be able to move from pub to pub.”](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZlNzNiYmExLWFjMWItNDY2Ny1iMzE3LTc4NTg0ZTc0N2IxNjowZGE2ZmZiOC00ZDZiLTRjNDItYTIwOC1mZjYzN2Y3Y2ZiOGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Boost for town centre
Martin said the reopening was a positive for the town centre, adding that “you’re not in competition when it comes to pubs, because pubs do their own thing. Obviously, you want people to be able to move from pub to pub.” Photo: Brian Eyre
![Martin added that food will be making a return at The Rutland, along with a series of different events and pub quizzes.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUxNTEyMTlkLWE4NDktNGY3MC1iYWExLTYxYzMwMDJiNGQwYzpkMTMxYWUyNy00YTQ0LTRkOWUtOTM2Mi0zYmE1ODI1N2IwNzc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Food and events
Martin added that food will be making a return at The Rutland, along with a series of different events and pub quizzes. Photo: Brian Eyre