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Bacchus Tavern, HalifaxRef 17-6
2/10/20/21 King Street.

Aka Bacchus Arms.

Opened in 1769.

In the 18th century, the inn was the meeting place for gangs of coiners. Some coiners were (possibly) members of the Bacchus Lodge which was established here [1769]. This was disbanded in 1783.

In 1794, the Harmony Masonic Lodge, Halifax moved from the Angel, Halifax to the Bacchus.

The inn sign consisted of an iron framework on which hung a barrel with a figure of Bacchus astride it.

It was a Whitaker pub [around 1890].

On 4th June 1928, the Bacchus Tavern, the King of Belgium, and the Waterhouse Arms were referred for closure. The pub closed in 1928.

In 1935, the building was sold to Halifax Corporation for slum clearance for £100.

It was demolished in 1937.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two.

See James Shuttleworth


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy, Roger Beasley, Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead

Bailiff Bridge InnRef 17-1272
In 1813, the inn, (possibly) the Punch Bowl, was referred to as

the House of Mr James Pollard, the Bailiff Bridge Inn, in the township of Wike, in the Parish of Birstal

in connection with meetings relating to

An Act for Inclosing Lands in the Manor and Township of Wike, in the County of York

Bank Top, Lee MountRef 17-777
2 Ovenden Road.

This was originally a beer house.

Leased by Websters from around 1875.

The pub closed in 1971.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1891: Thomas Thornton
  • 1901: Cain Thornton
  • 1905: John Foulds
  • 1906: Henry Greenwood – (Lic. transfer 17 Jan 06) 
  • 1911: Henry Greenwood
  • 1912: Walter Earnshaw – (Lic. transfer 4 Sep 12) 
  • 1913: George Gracey – (Lic. transfer 8 Jan 13) 
  • 1916: Alfred Ellis – (Lic. transfer 15 Mar 16) 
  • 1931: Harold Hopkinson – (Lic. transfer 7 Oct 31) 
  • 1936: Harold Hopkinson
  • 1937: Wilfred Whitely – (Lic. transfer 4 Feb 37) 
  • 1955: John Crowther Slater – (Lic. transfer 5 Oct 55) 

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Anna Graham

Bar 15, HalifaxRef 17-1276
Bull Green. A later manifestation of WC's, Halifax

Bar Eleven, HalifaxRef 17-522
Occupied what had been the Borough Club, Halifax and Flashman's on Harrison Road

Bar With No Name, HalifaxRef 17-523

Barbara'sRef 17-1200

Barbary's, MytholmroydRef 17-1202
Aka Broadbent's or Barbara's.

A drinking place which stood opposite what is now The Dusty Miller Inn, Mytholmroyd, and where the coiners plotted the murder of the exciseman William Deighton who was looking into their activities.

At the time of the incidents, the licensee was Thomas Broadbent and his wife, Barbara; the inn was named for his wife

This & associated entries use material contributed by Robert Wade

Barcentro, HalifaxRef 17-3136
Barum Top.

The former Comet store at Barum Top became a pub, known successively as the Barcentro, Halifax, the Barracuda [February 2002], and the Salvation [2013]

Barge & Barrel, EllandRef 17-288
Park Road. The building was originally the Station Hotel and served Elland Railway Station. In the 1970s, it was the Barbados disco. It became the Barge and Barrel in 1980. The pub now brews its own beer,

See Barge & Barrel Brewing Company

Barge, BrighouseRef 17-638
37 Brighouse Mill Lane.

Formerly known as the New Tavern, the Victoria Beerhouse, Brighouse, and the Victoria Tavern

Barley Mow, EllandRef 17-374
86 Westgate.

This was a beer house [1889].

The pub closed on 20th October 1898. It was owned by John Naylor, Victoria Brewery, Cote Hill, then Halifax Brewing Company, then Windmill Hill Brewery. It closed on 20th October 1898 after being refused a licence on account of its being

of a disorderly character


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Barley Mow, HalifaxRef 17-1336
Recorded in 1868.

In August 1868, under the terms of the Halifax Improvements Acts, the pub applied for, but was refused, a music and dancing licence. From the licensing report, it is not clear whether the Inn was in Halifax or whether it could have been the Barley Mow, Elland

Barracks Tavern, HalifaxRef 17-778
15 Charles Street, Causeway.

Aka Barrack Tavern.

When the Halifax Infirmary & Dispensary moved to Harrison Road, the building was used as a barracks for a time before becoming an inn and lodging house, the Barrack Tavern Lodge. Recorded in January 1857.

A newspaper notice in April 1897 announced


Tenders invited for taking down the BARRACK TAVERN in Charles Street/Causeway and erecting upon the site additions to the premises of the Automatic Standard Screw Company Limited
 

The pub closed on 20th May 1897


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead

Barracuda, BrighouseRef 17-1080
In late 2007, the pub opened in what was originally the Albert Theatre & Opera House. In 2008, because of nuisances caused by the clientele, the pub was closed and reopened a short time afterwards as The Calder

Barracuda, HalifaxRef 17-364
Barum Top.

The former Comet store at Barum Top became a pub, known successively as the Barcentro, Halifax, the Barracuda [February 2002], and the Salvation [2013]

Barum Top, HalifaxRef 17-1121
Bull Green.

Purpose-built pub opened on the site formerly occupied by Olympia Garage, of former shops: a dry cleaners, and Millman's carpet store. Opened in 2000

Bass House, HalifaxRef 17-290
Ward's End. This was originally Holly House, then Carrington's pub. In 2001, the name was changed to The Courtyard

Bath, EllandRef 17-7
Ainley Road.

The name came from the springs at nearby Canker Dyke


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham

Bath Hotel, HalifaxRef 17-1338
Lilly Lane Baths, Waterside


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Colin Newbitt

Bath Street Tavern, HalifaxRef 17-488
13 Wesley Street / 12-13 Bath Parade. Aka The Bath Tavern, Bath Parade Tavern, and Bath Street Tavern.

Built around 1790. The pub stood near Lilly Lane Baths.

In 1795, it was the meeting place for the Lodge of Probity.

The 1851 census suggests that it was a lodging house, rather than an Inn at that time. One of the lodgers was Rachel Jones who was injured in the explosion at Firth's Mill

In August 1868, under the terms of the Halifax Improvements Acts, the pub applied for, but was refused, a music and dancing licence.

The pub closed in 1901 and the licence was transferred to the Brown Cow Hotel.

See Probity [No 61] Masonic Lodge


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy, Roger Beasley, Jeffrey Knowles, Colin Newbitt & Clive Whitehead

Battleship, BrighouseRef 17-1115
Popular name for the Prince of Wales after it was rebuilt in 1926 using materials taken from the 19th century wooden battleship HMS Donegal

Bay Horse, BoothtownRef 17-623
8 Pleasant View / John Scott's Houses, New Road Side, Northowram.

This was originally a beer house.


Question: In 1881, the address of the Bay Horse Inn was shown as

John Scotts Houses, New Road Side, Northowram

Could John Scott have built the property?

 

On 3rd March 1924, this was one of 3 public houses which were referred for compensation at Halifax Brewster Sessions. The others were the Delver Arms, Boothtown and Pineberry Hill Tavern, Southowram Bank. The pub closed in 1925


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

Bay Horse, Cross StoneRef 17-8
Recorded in 1714.

In 1765, the licence was transferred here from the Pack Horse, Todmorden.

When James Sutcliffe was landlord, he rented out part of the premises as lock-up cells for a term of 14 years at an annual rent of £1 12/-. These cells were used to house offenders from the Yorkshire side of the border.

In 1987, it was renamed Berghof Brandstatter and became an hotel and Austrian restaurant


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Bay Horse, HalifaxRef 17-1293
Catherine Slack.

Recorded in 1897, when Holdsworth Haigh, butcher, of the Bay Horse Inn, Catherine Slack, Halifax was mentioned in the List of Local Wills


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Bay Horse, HalifaxRef 17-866
19 Lee Bridge.

This was originally a beer house.

The pub closed in 1905 following the Licensing Act [1904]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Bay Horse, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-624
17 Causeway Head, Burnley Road.

This was originally a beer house.

The Halifax Guardian [3rd April 1869] announced


Valuable Public House for Sale by Auction.

All that well built INN, PUBLIC HOUSE or BEER HOUSE called or commonly known as THE BAY HORSE INN of Causeway Head in Warley, Halifax, together with a plot of land belonging to same as now in the occupation of Mr William Riley.

Further information from Mr Garside, Auctioneer, Paradise Street, Halifax or Messrs Adam, Emmet, Emmet & Kenny, Solicitors, Halifax

 

The pub closed in 1905 following the Licensing Act [1904].

Reopened by 1911.

The pub was for sale at an asking price of £125,000 [2010].

The Travellers' Rest, Elland and the Red Lion, Stainland were also up for sale after the owners Deepclear Limited went into administration [September 2010]

It was renamed The Brothers Grimm in the early 1990s when the Beardow brothers bought it. The name changed back when the pub company acquired it


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Anna Graham, Derrick Habergham & Clive Whitehead

Bay Horse, StainlandRef 17-9
846 Outlane.

See Outlane Gas Company


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Bay Horse, TodmordenRef 17-219
Bacup Road, Dulesgate / Midgelden pasture [1837]

In records, it is frequently described as

between Ouzel Brink and Center Rock

The pub was built around 1837 by William Earnshaw of the Old Banks, Dulesgate.

On 10th May 1888, the Inn was sold to John Bulcock at auction.

The pub closed in 1937 and is now a private house


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Beacon Tavern, ClaremountRef 17-776
Aka The Beaconsfield, the Three Horse Shoes, Claremount

2 St Thomas Street / 3 Horley Green Road.

It stood opposite the Albion Hotel.

Recorded in 1861 & 1936.

The pub closed on 2nd December 1968.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two.

See John Briggs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1861: James Anderton
  • 1881: Thomas Cawthard [3 Horley Green Road]
  • 1891: Phineas Cockroft
  • 1895: Phineas Cockroft
  • 1901: Alfred Greenwood
  • 1905: Alfred Greenwood
  • 1907: William Tipling – (Lic. transfer 12 Jun 07) 
  • 1922: Francis Hartley – (Lic. transfer 18 Dec 22) 
  • 1936: Irvine Hartley
  • 1937: Thomas Patrick Boland – (Lic. transfer 8 Dec 37) 
  • 1948: Rowland Midgley – (Lic. transfer 3 Mar 48) 
  • 1949: George Owens – (Lic. transfer 18 May 49) 
  • 1952: Alfred Holdsworth – (Lic. transfer 5 May 52) 
  • 1954: Horace Harrison – (Lic. transfer 1 Dec 54) 
  • 1958: Cyril Firth – (Lic. transfer 8 Jan 58) 
  • 1960: Henry Eastwood – (Lic. transfer 4 May 60) 
  • 1968: R. Cartman

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Christopher Ambler, Roger Beasley, Anna Graham & Clive Whitehead

Beaconsfield, ClaremountRef 17-625
Aka Beacon Tavern

Bear's Head, Carr HouseRef 17-903

Beck, BrighouseRef 17-1386

The New Inn, Brighouse became the Beck, Brighouse [2013]

Bee-hive, HalifaxRef 17-10
12/14/27 King Cross Street. The pub stood exactly opposite Hanover Chapel.


Question: There are so many similarities and differences between this pub and the Beehive & Cross Keys, Halifax.

Does anyone know if the entries for the two pubs can be combined?

 

The Swift family ran this pub and the Cross Keys and the Beehive Inn.

This and the Cross Keys were both demolished in 1932 when the road was widened and the Beehive & Cross Keys was built some yards further from the road


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Glynn Helliwell & Jeffrey Knowles

Beehive & Cross Keys, HalifaxRef 17-291
31-33 King Cross Street.


Question: There are so many similarities and differences between this pub and the Bee-hive, Halifax.

Does anyone know if the entries for the two pubs can be combined?

 

Designed by Walsh & Maddock.

The pub was built in 1932 when the earlier Cross Keys and the Bee Hive Inn – both owned by the Swift family – were demolished for road widening.

The pub was granted a licence on the 5th July 1933.

It was a Whitaker pub.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1871: William Turner – [aged 28]
  • 1894: William Swift
  • 1905: John E. McKelvin
  • 1917: Joseph Newdall
  • 1933: Joseph Samuel Thompson
  • 1940: Joseph Samuel Thompson
  • 1940: Frederick Straw
  • 1955: Frederick Straw
  • 1955: Alice Straw
  • 1955: Alice Straw
  • 1955: Joyce Muriel Bertha Waterhouse
  • 1957: Joyce Muriel Bertha Waterhouse
  • 1957: Clifford Moore

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell & Jeffrey Knowles

Beehive, SoylandRef 17-597
/ Ripponden. Hob Lane / Royd Lane. Described as

between Platt Head and New Moor, Soyland [1871]

This was originally a beer house.

It was owned by Victoria Brewery, Cote Hill, then Halifax Brewing Company, then Windmill Hill Brewery

The inquest on the body of Betty Hellowell was held here [1862]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell

Bell's Arms, WalsdenRef 17-958
Glen View.

Originally the Woodcock, Walsden.

It is said that the pub was named for Bell Parkin.

The pub closed in the 1930s and was demolished by 1980


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Ian Law

Bell Hotel, SowerbyRef 17-46


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

Bentley's Commercial Hotel, HalifaxRef 17-1001
Horton Street

The hotel was run by Walter Bentley.

The building is now known as Wards End Chambers.

See Commercial Hotel, Halifax

Berghof Brandstatter, Cross StoneRef 17-475
The 1987 manifestation of the Bay Horse created by Austrian Peter Brandstatter and his wife Kathy

Besom Brush, RippondenRef 17-787
Oldham Road. The Commercial Inn, Ripponden was popularly known as The Besom.

It was frequented by the workers at Ripponden & District Motors. There was a collection of company memoribilia in the pub.

In the 1980s, it was refurbished and called The Besom Brush.

It subsequently reverted to The Besom.

It is currently [Autumn 2010] closed

Big D'sRef 17-1248
In 200?, the Rose & Crown, Stansfield reopened as Big D's with landlord Darren Fawthrop. It closed in 200?

Big Six, HalifaxRef 17-524
In 1982, the Bowling Green Inn. it was formally renamed the Big Six Inn.

See Horsfall Brothers

Bird-i-th-Hand, Calf HolesRef 17-1307
Todmorden.

Opened in 1???.

Closed around 1825. It was superseded by the Bird-i-th-Hand, Warland


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Bird-i-th-Hand, WarlandRef 17-294
Aka Bird in Hand. Rochdale Road.

Opened around 1825. It superseded the earlier Bird-i-th-Hand, Calf Holes.

In 1898, it was sold to Whitaker's.

During World War II, a bomb fell behind the pub. The only casualties were a burst water main ... and 2 ducks.

Currently [2011] up for sale.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two.

See Grove Brewery, Brearley


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Bird In Hand, EllandRef 17-626
23/27 New Street.

It was a Brear & Brown pub [1881].

The licence was transferred from here to the new George & Dragon, and the pub became a beerhouse known as The Forester's Arms. It subsequently reverted to the original name.

The pub closed in 1908 following the Licensing Act [1904]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Glynn Helliwell

Bird in Hand, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-436


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

Bird in the Hand, HalifaxRef 17-1252
29 Bank Bottom. This is one of the beerhouses at Bank Bottom, Halifax


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & John Needham

Bird-in-the-Hand, MidgleyRef 17-784
Upper High Lees / High Lees Head.

This was originally a beer house.

A popular pub with the local stone workers.

The pub closed in 1894 after it had been condemned as

a disorderly place


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1894: George Broadbent

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Clive Whitehead

Black Boy, HalifaxRef 17-379
40 King Cross Street.

This was originally a beer house.

It was owned by Victoria Brewery, Cote Hill, then Halifax Brewing Company, then Windmill Hill Brewery.

The pub closed in 1908 following the Licensing Act [1904]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Black Boy, HalifaxRef 17-881
Gaol Lane.

The pub closed in 1908 following the Licensing Act [1904]

Black Boy Inn, ClaremountRef 17-1012
Blake Hill.

Aka Black Boy House, Claremount


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1833: Joseph Wilkinson – [1803-1833]
  • 1841: John Holdsworth

 

Black Bull, BrighouseRef 17-B290
46 Briggate [1911] / Owler Ings.

Built in 1740.

There was a cricket ground at the back of the pub in the mid-19th century. In 1821, this, the Black Swan, the Wellington and the Anchor were the only pubs in Brighouse.

In 1936, the pub retained its licence when it was one of several local pubs whose licences were reviewed on grounds of non-necessity.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs.

See Brighouse rush-bearing and Lodge of Shepherdesses


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy, David Brown & Derrick Habergham

Black Bull, CliftonRef 17-433
Towngate. Opened in 18??.

It was a Whitaker pub [1898] who leased it from Sir George Armytage.

The pub closed in 1933 and became Black Bull Farm.

This is discussed in the books Down the Acres and Halifax Pubs.

See Collier Row, Clifton


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, David Brown & Clive Whitehead

Black Bull, EllandRef 17-416
Pinfold Lane, Upper Edge.

The pub is also listed as

the Black Bull, Fixby, between Ridge End and Ridge Edge [1861]

The pub gave its name to Bull Lane, Elland.

The pub closed in 1909 following the Licensing Act [1904].

It was converted into 2 houses, and is now the Pinfold Guest House.

Kai Roberts tells the story of

Mr and Mrs Parker [who] moved into the building in the 1970s, and reported a fear of the cellar of the house – their dogs growled at the cellar door and refused to stay in the house alone.

They also experienced poltergeist activity such as footsteps on the stairs, a knocking from a wall of the sitting room, and objects hurtling across the room.

In a dream, Mrs Parker saw a fair-haired woman who took her to the cellar and indicated a loose stone in the wall. When she woke, Mr and Mrs Parker went into the cellar and found a loose stone, exactly as in the dream. The position of the stone was directly beneath the source of the knocking in the wall. They removed the stone and the knocking grew louder


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Ann Coleman & Kai Roberts

Black Bull, GauxholmeRef 17-963
In February 1908, compensation was paid to the pub under the terms of the Licensing Act [1904]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Jeffrey Knowles

Black Bull, HalifaxRef 17-13
9 Copper Street / 6 Mount Street.

In August 1868, under the terms of the Halifax Improvements Acts, the pub applied for, but was refused, a music and dancing licence.

The Halifax Courier [Saturday 18th August 1877] advertised


Sale by Auction for Messrs Webster & Sons the Black Bull Inn, Swine Market, Halifax on Friday 23rd August, in consequence of the buildings having to come down
 

The pub closed in 1904 following the Licensing Act [1904].

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Anthony Buckless & Jeffrey Knowles

Black Bull, HeptonstallRef 17-14
Main Street.

The pub closed in the 1920s.

It was subsequently used as Heptonstall Working Men's Club [until 1972].

It is now a private house.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

Black Dog, HalifaxRef 17-865
25/34 King Street.

The pub closed in 1903


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Black Horse, CliftonRef 17-3127
Westgate. Originally a 16th century farm and a part of the hamlet of Clifton Woodhead, it became an inn in the 19th century. A brew house added later.

The inn was a meeting place for Luddites and was used by Clifton villagers to debate land rentals.

It was a Whitaker pub [1898] who leased it from Sir George Armytage.

It is now a popular pub and hotel incorporating 3 mid-16th century cottages – number 196, 198 and 200 Towngate. The brew house is now the restaurant.

This is discussed in the book Down the Acres

See T' Darblin' 'Oil, Clifton


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, David Brown, Steven Hill & Dave Squires

Black Horse, HalifaxRef 17-15
48 Woolshops / 62 Woolshops [1871]. In August 1868, under the terms of the Halifax Improvements Acts, the pub applied for, and was granted, a music and dancing licence.

On 3rd March 1930, this, the Engineers Inn, Cross Hills, the Junction Inn, the Bishop Blaize Inn, Charlestown Road and the Victoria & Albert Inn, Haley Hill were referred for closure.

It was a Ramsden pub [1933].

The pub closed on payment of compensation [27th January 1933].

See Ann Walker


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Black Horse, Hebden BridgeRef 17-499
23 Heptonstall Road. In February 1909, compensation was paid to the pub under the terms of the Licensing Act [1904]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

Black Horse, Hove EdgeRef 17-354
In the 1850s, Nether House, Hove Edge was a coaching inn.

It is said to have been named for the 17th century highwayman, Nevinson, who is said to have stayed – and hidden – at the inn

This & associated entries use material contributed by Kai Roberts

Black Horse, KnowlwoodRef 17-1416

Black Horse, RastrickRef 17-326
52/53 New Hey Road. Stood across the road from the Sun Inn.

The pub closed in 1913.

A shop now stands on the site


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Brown

Black Horse, RippondenRef 17-1160
Rochdale Road

The pub was owned by Joseph Shaw [1890-1903]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell

Black Horse, SoylandRef 17-783
The pub closed in 1919


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Black Horse, StainlandRef 17-16
Cold Well.

It was owned by Benjamin Jackson & Sons [1914].

The pub closed [24th December 1927] – extinction of licence.

It was later used as a garage


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy, Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham

Black Horse, WalsdenRef 17-914
Butcherhill.

Around 1831, James Dawson bought the building and opened it as a beerhouse known as the Black Horse.

The building was demolished in 19??


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Linda Briggs & Derrick Habergham

Black Lion, HalifaxRef 17-17
18 Silver Street [1851] / 17 Silver Street [1829, 1861] / 33 Silver Street

The pub closed in 1920.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Black Lion, LuddendenfootRef 17-470
Burnley Road.

Opened in January 1858.

It was a Webster's pub [1895].

It is now [2015] a private house called Black Lion House.

See Black Lion Buildings


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by James Ashworth, Roger Beasley, David Greaves, Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell

Black Lion, RippondenRef 17-506
Old Ripponden Bank.

One of a number of cottages built here in the late 1700s by Richard Jackson.

Tim Bobbin was a regular here.

It was demolished in 19??

Black Rock, MidgleyRef 17-891
Built in 1755.

After the Battle of Trafalgar, in 1805, it was renamed the Lord Nelson.

The Foldout presents summarising the history of the Inn was contributed by Neil Hubbard

See Gutter Houses, Midgley

Black Swan, BrighouseRef 17-20
43/47 Briggate. Formerly known as The Black Swan Hotel. The pub probably takes its name from the nearby Swan Fields.

In 1821, this, the Black Bull, the Wellington and the Anchor were the only pubs in Brighouse.

Around 1850, there was a bowling green here.

In 1884, the stables burnt down.

The pub appears to have been used for several auctions and other meetings, including Brighouse Cow Club [1805], the Trustees of the proposed Elland & Obelisk Turnpike [1815], and Brighouse Cage Bird Association.

In 19??, the building, which was originally 3-storeys, was reduced to the present 2-storeys when structural problems were found with the roof.

Kidman's Boxing Academy was held here

The pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of a maid who committed suicide there

At the Brewster sessions in 1903, the police objected to renewal of the licences of this pub, the Black Swan, Brighouse and the White Swan, Brighouse, on account of the publican

habitually employing professional female musicians

The licence was renewed on the understanding that no female vocalists be employed and that no female pianist under the age of 21 be taken on.

The pub closed for a time around 2001.

It was subsequently acquired by the Atlas Mill Brewery, Brighouse.

It is now [2016] known as Millers Bar


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Anna Best, David Brown & Derrick Habergham

Black Swan, HalifaxRef 17-18
Recorded at 10 Silver Street [1829] / 11 Silver Street / 5 Silver Street [1841] / Black Swan Passage / Cheapside / between George Street and Cheapside [1881].

Opened in 1822.

Around 1830, the Ferry Bridge Court Club held their meetings here.

In August 1868, under the terms of the Halifax Improvements Acts, the pub applied for, and was granted, a music and dancing licence.

In 1895, it was owned by Messrs Noble & Collins.

The pub closed in 1921.

The building was subsequently used by George Feavers & Sons Limited and Yates's Wine Lodge [1990s].

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy, Roger Beasley, Glynn Helliwell, Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead

Black Swan, TodmordenRef 17-19
North Street [1841, 1881, 1891] / 31 Burnley Road / Northgate.

The building was used as a carriers' warehouse.

The lockup for Todmorden & Walsden was once located in the building.

It became an inn in the 1790s when the licence was transferred from the Patmos Inn.

It was a Massey's Brewery pub [1932].

It was rebuilt in 1932.

For some reason, the name was The Polished Knob [2010].

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Bishop Blaize, HalifaxRef 17-1274
Westgate.

Recorded on Whit Monday, 1845 when The Knights of Malta held their annual meeting here

Bishop Blaize, HalifaxRef 17-443
4 Charlestown Road.

Aka Bishop Blaise.

Named after Bishop Blaise, the patron St of woolcombers.

Opened in 1884.

This was originally a beer house.

It was a Whitaker pub.

On 3rd March 1930, this, the Black Horse Inn, Woolshops, the Engineers Inn, Cross Hills, the Junction Inn and the Victoria & Albert Inn, Haley Hill were referred for closure. The pub closed on grounds of redundancy [25th February 1935]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Anna Graham, Jeffrey Knowles & Kevin Sheard

Blazing Rag, BrighouseRef 17-T1
Popular name for the Bridge Tavern

Blind Pig, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-1380
By 2014, the Vine, Sowerby Bridge was known as the Blind Pig

Blucher, HalifaxRef 17-1070

See Prince of Blucher

Blue Ball, BanksRef 17-1379
Todmorden


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1837: William Chadwick

 

Blue Ball, BlackshawheadRef 17-613
Badger Lane. Formerly known as the Friendly Inn. The inn was recorded in 1819.

It was converted to Blue Ball House


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1822: William Sutcliffe
  • 1834: John Thomas
  • 1845: John Holdsworth
  • 1861: John Holdsworth
  • 1864: John Houldsworth
  • 1905: Richard Lord

 

Blue Ball, BrighouseRef 17-B1061
Briggate.

At some point, Daisy Croft House was a pub known as the Blue Ball

Blue Ball, CloughfootRef 17-915
Dulesgate.

Robert Barker of the British Queen, Todmorden won the battle for trade and the Blue Ball sold their full licence to the British Queen and closed [around 1861]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

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Blue Ball, HalifaxRef 17-1061
1 & 2 Jemmy Lane, Bowling Dyke, North Bridge.

Stood next to the Railway Tavern.

Opened in 1822.

It was owned by Victoria Brewery, Cote Hill, then Halifax Brewing Company, then Windmill Hill Brewery.

The pub closed on 6th January 1915.

This is discussed in the book Sketches of Old Halifax.

See Blue Ball Bridge, Dean Clough and Golden Ball


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Glynn Helliwell, Stacey Ramsden & Clive Whitehead

Blue Ball, NorlandRef 17-B128
The inn was used by packhorse teams before the turnpikes came along.

The name is said to come from a ball which was used by an old woman who was a fortune-teller here.

In 1914, it was owned by the Halifax Brewery Company.

In May 2008, there were proposals to close the pub and convert the building into houses.

It closed in December 2009.

This is discussed in the books Halifax Pubs and Our Home & Country

See Norland Stocks and James Ratcliffe


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Paul Baggaley, Roger Beasley, Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell

Blue Ball, SoylandRef 17-22
Old Lane. The building was originally a group of weavers' cottages dating from 1672.

The building was extended in the 19th century.

A board outside the Inn carries the verse 


The Fortune-Teller's ball was blue
A ghostly crystal awful hue,
A name on high for inns a few
Where liquor, food and horses new
Could help the Romans' chariots
Through Blackstone Edge to Deva's view

This originally stood on the packhorse route over Blackstone Edge.

In the 18th century, there was a gang of coiners and highwaymen based here with leaders Iron Ned – the landlord – and Fat Anne, his 19-stone accomplice.

In 1750, the turnpike took traffic away from the Blue Ball and the New Inn was built to fill the niche.

The apparition of a woman known as Faith, a worker at the Inn, has been reported at the pub. She drowned after an affair with the landlord ended in an unwanted pregnancy. The woman can be heard running along the corridor's of the pub, protesting that while everyone knew that her death was murder, no one questioned the official finding that it was suicide.

In 2002, the pub was converted into private accommodation.

This is discussed in the books Halifax Antiquarian Society Transactions and Halifax Pubs Volume Two.

See James Procter


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Winston Crowther & Derrick Habergham

Blue Ball, TriangleRef 17-781
/ Stile. Opened in 18??.

It was owned by John Selwyn Rawson [1910].

The pub closed in 1910 following the Licensing Act [1904].

In the 1940s, it became a private house.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs

See Triangle, Sowerby


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

Blue Barrel, EllandRef 17-3131
Corner of Taylor's Row / 37 Southgate / Portland Street.

Built in 1830.

A room in the pub – known as the House of Lords – was used by local mill-owners for meetings.

The pub was owned by Joseph Wilson of Elland [1895-1938]. It was sold to Hammond's [23rd Nov 1938].

The pub closed in 1965.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Blue Bell, BlackshawheadRef 17-1238
Closed in 19??


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1842: John Holdsworth

 

Blue Bell, EllandRef 17-1137


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1887: Joseph Carter

 

Blue Bell, HalifaxRef 17-1093
30 Gaol Lane / Woolshops

This was a beer house [1877].

It was a Knowles pub.

The pub closed in 1909 following the Licensing Act [1904].

See Blue Bell Buildings, Halifax


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead

Blue Bell, HalifaxRef 17-205
Bowling Dyke / Cross Hills


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1850: James Riley

 

Blue Bell, MidgleyRef 17-1007
This was one of a row of 6 houses which stood in Towngate.

A Blew Bell is mentioned here in 1720.

A headstone over the door was dated 1739 and inscribed with a bell which was painted blue.

The property was demolished in the 1890s.

After the houses were demolished, the stone was re-used in a wall nearby.

A row of houses known as Black Rock stood nearby.

See Gutter Houses, Midgley and James Smith

Blue Bell, RippondenRef 17-1148


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1829: James Procter

 

Blue Bell, SouthowramRef 17-408
3 Bank Top / Common Lane.

On 8th May 1877, John Tillotson sold the pub to Websters. Planning applications show that this was a Webster pub [January 1904].

The pub closed in 1906 following the Licensing Act [1904]


Question: From my childhood memories, I seem to recall that the building was later a fish and chip shop, and that this burnt down in the 1950s [?].

The same building was later converted into a ladies' hairdressers.

It was demolished in the 1980s [?].

Can anyone confirm any of this?

 

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs.

See Harry Ibberson


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

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Blue Bell, SowerbyRef 17-1022
Towngate.

See Blue Bell Farm, Sowerby

Blue Bells, Mill BankRef 17-627
Recorded as a beerhouse in 1889, when the Halifax Courier [6th July 1889] advertised


To Let

Blue Bells Beerhouse, Mill Bank, Halifax.

Rent and valuation low.

Apply: Bank Brewery Company, Sowerby Bridge

 

The pub closed in 1948


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Blue Lion, MytholmroydRef 17-1391
Recorded on OS Maps of 1851-1855 at the place where the Rochdale Canal goes beneath the A646 Burnley Road.


Question: Does anyone know if this was a forerunner of the White Lion, Mytholmroyd?

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Peter Plunkett

Boar's Head Hotel, HalifaxRef 17-24
5/7 Southgate. Recorded in 1783, when an incident in the Corn Riots took place here.

The new Boar's Head – designed by J. F. Walsh – was built on the site of the original, as an hotel for Richard Whitaker in 1891 as a part of Halifax Borough Market. The hotel opened on 6th February 1892 and had 11 bedrooms.

A datestone carries the initials Thomas Whitaker and masonic symbols, recalling that he was Chairman of Whitaker's Brewery and a Freemason when the building was erected.

When it closed, the building was subsequently occupied by a Berni Inn restaurant, offices for the Bradford & Bingley Building Society [1992], and offices for Santander


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles & Peter Reeve

Boar's Head, StansfieldRef 17-918
Carr House Fold, Lower Cross Stone, Stansfield


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Board Inn, ShibdenRef 17-1099
This was probably an alternative name for the Shibden Mill Inn in the early 19th century


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1838: Sarah Bottomley

 

Bog Trap, LuddendenfootRef 17-1049
A popular name for the Chatburn & Jennings, Luddendenfoot

Boot & Shoe, EllandRef 17-970


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1822: Joseph Thornton

 

Boot & Shoe, HalifaxRef 17-344
Swine Market


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

Booth Wood, RishworthRef 17-1083
Built in the early 1800s for the turnpike traffic.

It became The Coach & Horses [1840s], The Oddfellows' Arms [1857], The Cunning Corner [1880s], and the Old Bore [2007].

After these many reincarnations, it was bought by John Oates and the name reverted to the Booth Wood Inn [May 2012]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Antony Shepherd

Border Rose, WalsdenRef 17-956
Originally the Butcher's Arms, Walsden

Bottomley's Arms, ShelfRef 17-628
Wade House Road / Wade House Lane.

Named for the Bottomley family of Shelf

On October 23 1853, Bell's London Life & Sporting Chronicle announced a game of knur & spell with William Sharp of Shelf and Jonathan Green of Northowram. Stakes were to be sent to Samuel Bottomley's Bottomley Arms.

It was a Whitaker pub [1889]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy, Roger Beasley, Glynn Helliwell & Ben Stables

Bowling Green, HalifaxRef 17-319
19 [in 1861] / 53-55 Winding Road.

The first Halifax Post Office opened here in 1790

Musical concerts were held here in the 19th century.

On 1st January 1863, Thomas Crabtree sold the pub to Samuel Webster. In August 1868, under the terms of the Halifax Improvements Acts, the pub applied for, and was granted, a music and dancing licence.

It closed for a time in 2008 and reopened in 2010 as The Old Post Office


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell, Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead

Bowling Green, HalifaxRef 17-629
213 Gibbet Street.

Aka Victoria Bowling Green Hotel.

The name was later changed to The Woodcock.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Bowling Green, SkircoatRef 17-1179
10 Horsfall Street / Thomas Street West, King Cross.

This was originally a beer house.

On 4th March 1929, licensing magistrates refused to approve the transfer of the licence from the Bowling Green to a new inn – to be known as the Big Six Inn – which was to be built next to the Bowling Green. Instead, the licence for the Bowling Green was extended. The Big 6 was the trademark of Horsfall Brothers at their Tower Brewery, Halifax

In 1964, it was taken over by Tetley's when they amalgamated with Ramsden's.

In 1982, it was formally renamed the Big Six Inn.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Anna Graham

B@R Place, Hebden BridgeRef 17-1239
Established around 2006 in what was originally Greenwood, Hebden Bridge and Hebden Bridge Liberal Club

Bradford Hotel, HalifaxRef 17-883
15 Pellon Lane.

Aka the Bradford Arms [1901].

This was originally a beer house.

The pub closed in 1910 following the Licensing Act [1904]

It was a Stocks pub [until 1914]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Anna Graham & Clive Whitehead

Bradshaw TavernRef 17-485
Bradshaw Lane.

This was originally a beer house.

In June 1961, Samuel Webster bought the pub from Daniel Fielding


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1871: Seth Ambler
  • 1881: Seth Ambler
  • 1891: William Greenwood
  • 1891: William Greenwood
  • 1905: Frederick Sunderland
  • 1906: David Spencer – (Lic. transfer 21 Mar 06) 
  • 1909: Griffin Oates – (Lic. transfer 1 Mar 09) 
  • 1909: Squire Harltey – (Lic. transfer 5 May 09) 
  • 1920: Arthur Woodhead – (Lic. transfer 7 Apr 20) 
  • 1922: Fred Hardaker – (Lic. transfer 9 Oct 22) 
  • 1925: Joseph Holmes – (Lic. transfer 5 Feb 25) 
  • 1925: William Holmes – (Lic. transfer 9 Dec 1925) 
  • 1927: Herbert Uttley – (Lic. transfer 6 Apr 27) 
  • 1927: Marian Uttley – (Lic. transfer 5 Oct 27) 
  • 1936: William James King – (Lic. transfer 9 Dec 36) 
  • 1939: John Radcliffe Scanlon – (Lic. transfer 5 Apr 39) 
  • 1945: Richard Hall – (Lic. transfer 5 Mar 45) 
  • 1946: Cecil Fawcett – (Lic. transfer 9 Jan 46) 
  • 1952: Herbert Bedford – (Lic. transfer 18 Jun 52) 
  • 1954: Donald Heath – (Lic. transfer 3 Mar 54) 
  • 1956: Selwyn Richardson – (Lic. transfer 7 Mar 56) 

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Anna Graham & Glynn Helliwell

Bramble, RastrickRef 17-770
Holly Bank Road / Field Lane.

In April 2007, there were proposals to demolish the pub and build houses on the site.

In November 2011, there were proposals to demolish the pub and build 9 town houses and 2 semi-detached houses on the site.

Bramsche Bar, TodmordenRef 17-515
It was closed in 2004

Branch Road Inn, GreetlandRef 17-313

Owners and tenants have included

It was a Whitaker pub when they bought the pub for £1250 in 1919.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1858: Eli Hanson
  • 1859: Francis Calvert
  • 1861: Francis Calvert
  • 1864: Thomas Heap
  • 1869: Mrs Heap
  • 1874: Sidney Bowes
  • 1887: James Roberts
  • 1903: Joseph Wadsworth
  • 1904: John Needham
  • 1911: Tom Allen Kitchen
  • 1911: James Walker
  • 1912: James Walker
  • 1912: Lewis Lainton
  • 1917: Lewis Lainton
  • 1921: Abraham Barraclough
  • 1924: Abraham Barraclough
  • 1924: Harry Bray
  • 1926: Harry Smith
  • 1933: Arthur Bates Crowther
  • 1934: James William Coram
  • 1935: Arthur Brook
  • 1936: Crossley Ackroyd
  • 1940: Roland Moorhouse
  • 1941: Dorothy Moorhouse
  • 1946: Roland Moorhouse

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham

Branch, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-397
15 Wharf Street.

Owners and tenants have included

The pub closed in 1949 as being redundant.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Alison & Derrick Habergham

Brass Cat, HalifaxRef 17-525
Cheapside. Originally, the popular name of the Golden Lion.

It formally adopted the nickname in October 1981.

It 1987, it was refurbished and incorporated the neighbouring premises of Goodall & Mitchell which stood to the west.

It is now [2014] known as the Cat & Fiddle

Brewers' Arms, HalifaxRef 17-632
22 Crib Lane.

The pub closed on 16th February 1962.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1891: George Henry Horsfall
  • 1897: Tom Patrick
  • 1905: Kershaw Barker
  • 1909: Joe Ingham – (Lic. transfer 13 January 09) 
  • 1910: Henry Hartley – (Lic. transfer 20 July 10) 
  • 1911: Henry Hartley
  • 1920: Ernest Turner – (Lic. transfer 15 December 20) 
  • 1927: James Willie Haigh – (Lic. transfer 6 April 27) 
  • 1929: Milford Tempest – (Lic. transfer 9 October 29) 
  • 1934: William Brown – (Lic. transfer 8 February 34) 
  • 1936: William Brown
  • 1937: Albert Edward Brooks – (Lic. transfer 7 April 37) 
  • 1939: Thomas Monk – (Lic. transfer 30 August 39) 
  • 1940: Bessie Monk – (Lic. transfer 3 April 40) 
  • 1941: John Edward Betts – (Lic. transfer 3 December 41) 
  • 1946: Stanley Walker – (Lic. transfer 3 April 46) 
  • 1947: Fred Lister – (Lic. transfer 20 Aug 47) 
  • 1949: William Bearder – (Lic. transfer 5 Jan 49) 
  • 1952: Rowland Haigh – (Lic. transfer 8 Oct 52) 
  • 1953: Vincent McDermott – (Lic. transfer 2 Dec 53) 
  • 1958: Alfred John Woodman – (Lic. transfer 3 Dec 58) 
  • 1960: Robert Kershaw Greenwood – (Lic. transfer 10 Aug 1960) 
  • 1960: William Mullen – (Lic. transfer 4 May 60) 

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Anna Graham

Brewers' Arms, HalifaxRef 17-633
8 St James's Road / Argyle Street.

This was originally a beer house.

Opened in 1893.

The pub closed in 1924


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Anna Graham

Brewers' Arms, Mount TaborRef 17-631
18/19 Moor End Road / Clough Lane.

This was originally a beer house.

The pub closed in 1911 following the Licensing Act [1904].

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead

Brewers' Cellar, HalifaxRef 17-634
8 Wade Street. Built in 1629.

A stone relief carving of a malt shovel was taken from the neighbouring Malt Shovel and built into the wall of the yard at the Brewers' Cellar.

This was originally a beer house.

It closed in 1975


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1891: John Lock
  • 1894: Abraham Green
  • 1896: Walter Dewhirst
  • 1903: John Field
  • 1905: Walter C. Dewhirst
  • 1911: Fred Scott – (Lic. transfer 19 Jul 11) 
  • 1912: Charles Percival Timewell – (Lic. transfer 5 Jun 12) 
  • 1930: Sam Smith – (Lic. transfer 3 Mar 30) 
  • 1933: Ambrose William Hollingworth – (Lic. transfer 6 Dec 33) 
  • 1935: Thomas Ramsden – (Lic. transfer 3 Jul 35) 
  • 1936: Thomas Ramsden
  • 1938: Thomas Menton – (Lic. transfer 28 Feb 38) 
  • 1939: Clement Frederick Jackson – (Lic. transfer 7 Jun 39) 
  • 1944: Walter Whitely – (Lic. transfer 5 Jan 44) 
  • 1949: John Helliwell – (Lic. transfer 7 Dec 1949) 
  • 1951: Tom Glenister Phillips – (Lic. transfer 5 Dec 1951) 
  • 1951: Walter Robertshaw – (Lic. transfer 20 Jun 51) 
  • 1955: Bernard Brown – (Lic. transfer 2 Mar 55) 
  • 1957: John William Guest – (Lic. transfer 7 Aug 57) 
  • 1959: Marjorie Gertrude Grantham – (Lic. transfer 2 Dec 59) 
  • 1959: Robert Grantham – (Lic. transfer 6 May 59) 
  • 1960: Thomas Menton – (Lic. transfer 5 Oct 1960) 

 

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Brick Green Inn, BarkislandRef 17-1347
In 1911, the New Rock was known as the Brick Green Inn

Brickmakers' Arms, HalifaxRef 17-635
1 Godley Road / 144 New Bank.

A sharp-angled building at the junction of New Bank and Lister Road.

It was a Stocks pub [1898, 1905]. In 1933, the pub was bought by Websters.

The pub closed on 12th February 1969.

The building & nearby Coffin Row were demolished in 1978 when the area was redeveloped.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1881: Charles Appleyard
  • 1901: Edward Gledhill
  • 1905: Charles Henry Gledhill
  • 1909: Charles Henry Gledhill
  • 1909: Dick Squires – (Lic. transfer 21 Jul 09) 
  • 1910: Richard Taylor – (Lic. transfer 23 Mar 10) 
  • 3811: Herbert Riley – (Lic. transfer 22 Nov 1911) 
  • 1928: Walter Benn – (Lic. transfer 4 Jul 28) 
  • 1930 Walter Benn: Unknown
  • 1930: Edward Shannon – (Lic. transfer 9 Apr 30) 
  • 1931: Edgar Jagger – (Lic. transfer 10 Jun 31) 
  • 1933: Robert Brown Powell Cannon – (Lic. transfer 5 Apr 33) 
  • 1934: Charles Oddy – (Lic. transfer 8 Feb 34) 
  • 1935: Andrew Rouse – (Lic. transfer 4 Sep 35) 
  • 1938: Albert Greenwood – (Lic. transfer 5 Oct 38) 
  • 1945: Priscilla Greenwood – (Lic. transfer 5 Dec 45) 
  • 1946: George Henry Bolton – (Lic. transfer 7 Feb 46) 
  • 1949: Mary Bolton – (Lic. transfer 31 Aug 49) 
  • 1951: William Cliffe – (Lic. transfer 20 Jun 51) 
  • 1953: Mary Cliffe – (Lic. transfer 2 Dec 53) 
  • 1954: John Murphy – (Lic. transfer 16 Jun 54) 
  • 1958: John Newton – (Lic. transfer 13 Aug 58) 
  • 1962: Charlie Crossland – (Lic. transfer 14 Feb 62) 
  • 1963: Donald Rushworth – (Lic. transfer 27 Mar 63) 

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Anna Graham, Edward Hudson, Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead

Bridge & Coffee Tavern, EllandRef 17-1320
Recorded on 15th November 1892, when William Bowling was lodging here

Bridge, BrighouseRef 17-244
39 Lower Briggate / Croft Street, Brighouse.

Aka The Blazing Rag.

Opened in 1847.

The pub had a roller shutter instead of a regular front door.

On March 16th 1900, the pub was sold at auction as part of the Piggott Estate.

The pub closed in 1974 and was converted into flats


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Brown, Derrick Habergham & Chris Helme

Bridge, BrighouseRef 17-320
Briggate. Formerly the Anchor Inn

Bridge, EllandRef 17-5185
Briggate / Elland Bridge.

Formerly The Royal Hotel stands next to Britannia House.

In 1933, the pub was bought by Websters from Shibden Head Brewery

Bridge End, Hebden BridgeRef 17-518
The original name of the White Swan, Hebden Bridge which stands near the Old Bridge at Hebden Bridge

Bridge Hotel, GreetlandRef 17-779
Brow Bridge, 77 Rochdale Road.

Aka the Brow Bridge Inn, Greetland.

Stood opposite the main gate to Clay House.

In March 1914, an auction at which the Bridge Hotel, the Rose & Crown, Greetland and various dwelling houses were sold. The Bridge Hotel was bought for £1,900 by Bentley & Shaw.

It was a Bentley & Shaw pub.

The pub closed on 10th August 1967.

It was demolished shortly afterwards.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two.

See Shears, Greetland


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead

Bridge Inn, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-910

Bridge, LuddendenRef 17-636
3 Brook Street / Bridge End.

The pub closed in 1949


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1905: Albert Crowther
  • 1908: Samuel Crossley – (Lic. transfer 14 Oct 08) 
  • 1911: Samuel Crossley
  • 1912: John George Broadbent – (Lic. transfer 4 Mar 12) 
  • 1914: Harry Callighan – (Lic. transfer 7 Oct 1914) 
  • 1914: Violetta Callighan – (Lic. transfer 7 Oct 1914) 
  • 1919: Harry Callighan – (Lic. transfer 7 May 19) 
  • 1926: Ben Bailey – (Lic. transfer 8 Dec 26) 
  • 1928: Albert Morton – (Lic. transfer 9 Feb 28) 
  • 1931: Enoch Shaw – (Lic. transfer 5 Feb 31) 

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Anna Graham

Bridge Street Hotel, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-394
Aka Bridge Street Tavern, Bridge Inn.

Bridge Street / Back West Street. Planning applications show that this was an Alderson pub [May 1901]. It was a Halifax Brewery Company pub [1903], then it was an Alderson pub [1928, 1945]. Owned by John Naylor and then Thomas Ramsden.

The pub closed in 1951


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Clive Whitehead

Bridge Tavern, HalifaxRef 17-25
On the corner of 84 Northgate / Grove Street.

Opened in 1822. The pub was eventually owned by Brear & Brown.

It was a Whitaker pub [1918].

The pub was sold to Halifax Corporation and closed 17th July 1940. The licence was transferred to the Exley Park, Exley


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

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Bridges, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-526
Station Road. Built into the railway arches.

The bar was closed [2013]

Brighton Hotel, HalifaxRef 17-887
32 Gaol Lane.

In 1871, it is described on the census, as being

between Gaol Lane and Chapel Fold

The pub closed in 1911 following the Licensing Act [1904]


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Anna Graham, Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead

Britannia Inn, HalifaxRef 17-26
73/75 Woolshops.

It was a Knowles pub, then a Webster's house [1905].

The pub closed on 31st December 1954


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Glynn Helliwell, Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead

British Queen, TodmordenRef 17-919
Bacup Road, Cloughfoot / Dulesgate.

Opened about 1840.

This was originally a beer house and was given a full licence when the Blue Ball shut down

[around 1861]. Robert Barker won the battle for trade and the Blue Ball sold their full licence to the British Queen.

The pub closed in 19??.

It is now a private house


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

Briton, SowerbyRef 17-710


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Ros Batchelor

Broad Door Stones, MidgleyRef 17-1245

Broad Oak, Hove EdgeRef 17-421
Halifax Road.

It was a house before becoming an inn. Owners and tenants of the house have included

In 18??, the house was converted into the Broad Oak Inn.

In 1933, the inn was bought by Websters from Shibden Head Brewery. The pub lost its licence in 1934, and closed on 22nd June 1935

In January 1936, it was sold to Arthur Greenwood.

The property has been demolished. A garage and petrol station were built on the site. In 2008, this was demolished and flats were built on the land


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Brown

Broad Street Temperance Hotels, HalifaxRef 17-1401
See

Broad Tree, HalifaxRef 17-598
A group of friends, including Branwell Brontë, met here and at other local pubs.

From 1818, meetings and rehearsals of the Halifax Quarterly Choral Society were held here and at other local Inns


Question: Does anyone know the location of the pub?

 

Broad Tree Hotel, Lee MountRef 17-27
34a / 42 Ovenden Road, Bank Top.

Opened in 1840.


Question: If the pub only opened in 1840, where were Messrs Crabtree & Chappell on the dates shown? 

 

In the early hours of Saturday, 31st January 1857, an unidentified man was found on the doorstep of the pub

in the last degree of exhaustion consistent with life

He died shortly afterwards, and the jury returned a verdict that he had died from starvation. He was never identified.

The pub was bought by Websters around 1873.

The pub closed on 31st August 1971.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Maggie Berry, Glynn Helliwell, Jeffrey Knowles & Jennifer Penner

Broadbent'sRef 17-1201

Broadstones, HalifaxRef 17-3126
Recorded in 1738.

See Angel, Halifax and Broadstones House, Halifax

Brothers Grimm, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-527
Burnley Road. The Bay Horse, Sowerby Bridge was renamed The Brothers Grimm in the early 1990s when the Beardow brothers bought it. The name changed back when the pub company acquired it

This & associated entries use material contributed by Clive Whitehead

Brow Bridge Inn, GreetlandRef 17-1297
Aka the Bridge Hotel, Greetland

This & associated entries use material contributed by Clive Whitehead

Brown Cow, EllandRef 17-29
Broad Carr Terrace.

This was originally a beer house.

The pub closed on 29th December 1934 (extinction of licence).

It is now a private house


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham, Glynn Helliwell, David I. Peel & Adam Whitton

Brown Cow, HalifaxRef 17-1299
Aka The Old Brown Cow.

4 Copper Street.

Opened in 1822.

The pub closed in 1863.

A new hostelry, the New Brown Cow, opened on Swine Market in 1864.

A public notice in the Halifax Guardian of May 1865 announced

BROWN COW HOTEL, HALIFAX

Mr. W. C. Patchett thanks the people of Halifax for the support bestowed upon him and his late father for a period of 53 years at the Old Brown Cow Inn, Cow Green Halifax, and announces his removal to the NEW INN recently built by him at the top of Swine Market


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Brown Cow, HalifaxRef 17-28
54 Burnley Road / King Cross.

In 1862, the pub was bought by Samuel Webster.

The pub closed on 4th April 1939 and was demolished for road widening.

The license was transferred to the new Allan Fold Inn, and some of the stonework from the old pub was incorporated into a retaining wall near the Allan Fold Inn


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

Brown Cow, HalifaxRef 17-30
Aka The New Brown Cow, Patchett's Brown Cow Hotel.

Swine Market.

Opened in 1864 to replace the Old Brown Cow in Copper Street.

A public notice in the Halifax Guardian of May 1865 announced

BROWN COW HOTEL, HALIFAX

Mr. W. C. Patchett thanks the people of Halifax for the support bestowed upon him and his late father for a period of 53 years at the Old Brown Cow Inn, Cow Green Halifax, and announces his removal to the NEW INN recently built by him at the top of Swine Market

In 1880, the property was sold at auction.

It was renamed the Grand Junction Hotel.

This is discussed in the books Halifax Pubs and Halifax Pubs Volume Two


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Brown Cow, Highroad WellRef 17-639
567 Gibbet Street.

This was originally a beer house created from a number of cottages.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1892: William Howarth
  • 1905: William Howarth
  • 1909: James Howarth
  • 1911: James Howarth
  • 1927: Mary Howarth
  • 1933: William Henry Baker – (Lic. transfer 6 Sep 33) 
  • 1936: William Henry Baker
  • 1950: James Greenwood – (Lic. transfer 11 Jan 50) 
  • 1955: Robert Pearce – (Lic. transfer 7 Dec 55) 
  • 1956: Geoffrey John Collins – (Lic. transfer 8 Aug 56) 
  • 1958: Thomas Fower – (Lic. transfer 3 Dec 58) 

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Anna Graham

Brown Cow, RishworthRef 17-461
Goathouse / Moselden Heights? / Godly Lane.

Late 17th century pub.

This was originally a beer house.

In September 1920, Whitaker's bought the pub from Lord Savile for £750.

The pub closed in 1955.

It is now known as Brown Cow House.

Henrietta Wells and Florrie Firth were the

two elderly women

mentioned in Geoffrey Siddall's Memories of Pubs in Rishworth.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Geoffrey Siddall

Brown Cow, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-637
28 Bolton Brow.


Question: Does anyone know if this and the Imperial, Sowerby Bridge were nearby, or possibly the same pub?

 

The pub was owned by Frank Waterhouse [1928].

It was a Whitaker pub.

The pub closed in 1975.

It is now flats.

This is discussed in the books Halifax Pubs and Halifax Pubs Volume Two.

See Sowerby Bridge Brass Band


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell

Brown Horse, ColeyRef 17-66
Denholmegate Road / Lum Brook.

It claims to be the only pub in Yorkshire with this name.

There was a hostelry on this site in the 18th century.

This was originally a beer house and obtained its full licence in 1949.

The present pub was built around 1800.

In 1933, the pub was bought by Websters from Shibden Head Brewery. The Inn was granted a wine licence [11th Feb 1948] and a music & dancing licence [13th June 1949].

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two.

See Coley Toll-bar


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Buccaneer, HalifaxRef 17-976
122 Hanson Lane. The Armada changed its name to The Buccaneer. It closed in 2009

Buck's Arms, OgdenRef 17-31
Causeway Foot


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

Buck, HalifaxRef 17-32
Aka The Roebuck, Northgate

Buck Trap, LuddendenfootRef 17-1209
A popular name for the Chatburn & Jennings, Luddendenfoot

Buckingham, Bull GreenRef 17-134
Recorded in 1851 when Thomas Mills was residing here.

It is not clear whether this was an inn or a lodging house

This & associated entries use material contributed by Ruth Bourne

Bug Trap, LuddendenfootRef 17-267
A popular name for the Chatburn & Jennings, Luddendenfoot

Bull & Butcher, IllingworthRef 17-906

Bull & Dog, HalifaxRef 17-785
Bull Green.

The pub closed in 1940

Bull & Dog, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-1104


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1864: Henry Whittell

 

Bull & Dog, StainlandRef 17-33
South Parade.

Aka Stone Ridge.

Built around 1820.

It was owned by Brear & Brown [from 1896 until 1916]. In 1957, it was bought Websters from J. Ainley & Sons.

The pub closed in 2008.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two.

See Abraham Haigh and Stubbins, Stainland


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell & Antony Shepherd

Bull's Head, HalifaxRef 17-37
3/5 Bull Green. Built to replace the Old Bull's Head which was demolished when George Street was widened. Opened on 28th August 1940.

Designed by Jackson & Fox – see Cyril Sunderland.

It has had various names including The Manhattan [1990s], XeSS [2003], and the Bull's Head [2008].

It is currently [2011] a restaurant called the Brasserie at the Bull


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jon Wood

Bull's Head, QueensheadRef 17-35


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1845: William Briggs

 

Bull's Head, SowerbyRef 17-965


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Bull's Head Tavern, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-36
17 Town Hall Street.

A former coaching inn.

In 1850, a number of local preachers met here for 2 years until Tuel Lane United Methodist Free Chapel was built.

Around 1854, it was acquired by John Naylor and rebuilt in 1864.

A new frontage was erected after the facing wall collapsed.

Planning applications show that this was a Halifax Brewery Company pub [May 1898].

In 1909, then it was an Alderson pub [1911], then it was a Ramsden pub.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs

See George Henry Bell, Bull's Head Smoke Club and Borough of Sowerby Bridge


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Clive Whitehead

Bull, Hebden BridgeRef 17-1100
Bridge Lane / 68 Market Street.

Aka Black Bull.

On 19th July 1840, one man was killed during a row between Irishmen here.

In 1889, the inquest into the death of William Clarke was held here.

Planning applications show that this was a Whitaker pub [September 1899].

The pub closed in the 1970s.

On 1st January 1978, fire broke out and the bodies of 2 men (possibly squatters) were found in the attic of the empty building.

The building is now a private dwelling.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Clive Whitehead

Bull's Tail, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-980
17 Town Hall Street. Aka The Old Vaults of The Bull's Head.

This was a rum and coffee shop.

The pub closed in 1917. Reopened in 198? The stone flagged floor and the 19th century open fireplace have been retained with wall mounted gaslights

Bull, WarleyRef 17-1094
Cote Hill


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1822: John Turner

 

Butchers' Arms, RippondenRef 17-978
Rochdale Road. At Stones, Ripponden.

Named for the abattoir that stood next to the pub.

Originally, the pub was 2 of the cottages in a row of cottages. It is thought that there was cloth-making carried out on the upper floor.

The pub eventually absorbed all the cottages.

It was a Ramsden pub.

Until the 1950s, it was a free house and sold only ale.

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs Volume Two.

See Henry Whiteley


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Greaves, Derrick Habergham, Glynn Helliwell & Geoffrey Siddall

Butchers' Arms, Sowerby BridgeRef 17-38
Boulder Clough. Originally a row of late 18th century cottages. Later converted to a public house and restaurant


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

  • 1834: William Barrett
  • 1845: William Barrett

 

Butchers' Arms, WalsdenRef 17-606
Bottoms.

This was originally a beer house which Eli Crossley opened for the first time in 1830.

The hostelry was to stay almost 100 years in the same family.

In the 1980s, it became the Border Rose


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

Butts Green, RishworthRef 17-782
Recorded in 1800. Named for archery butts which were hearabouts.

It became the Spread Eagle, Rishworth

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