The pub closed in 1903
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Originally called The Crosse Inn because it stood opposite the
old market cross.
Recorded in 1535, this is the oldest inn in Halifax and stands in
Old Market on the site of the old town market.
From 1818, meetings and rehearsals of the Halifax Quarterly Choral Society were held here and at other local Inns.
This is discussed in the books
Halifax Antiquarian Society Transactions and
Halifax Pubs.
See
Probity [No 61] Masonic Lodge
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Built around 1617.
It was originally known as the Stocks Inn because the town
stocks stood here.
The chimney is dated HE 1636, and there is a carving of a man
and woman in 17th-century dress.
In 1771, a gang of coiners in the pub overheard Abraham Ingham
saying that he knew who had murdered William Deighton.
The gang promptly threw Ingham on the fire – and poured burning coals
down his breeches – killing him.
New House is now a part of the inn.
A mummified cat, found in the rafters at Heptonstall church
after the storm of 1847, was displayed at the inn.
The cat was lost in 1958.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
See
Crispin, Halifax,
Old Crispin, Halifax,
St Crispin, Halifax and
Upper Crispin, Halifax
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
In the early 19th century, this was used as a meeting place for the
trustees of Halifax town.
There is a datestone from a barn of 1717.
This was reused when the present building was erected in 1826, and is
dated IIS for Judith and Jonathan Stead and WE
for William Emmet
See
Coaches,
Thomas Bates and
Flogging
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Crowtrees Lane / Church Street.
Opened in 1827.
The pub closed in 1936.
The building was recorded around 1941, although it was no longer a
pub.
It was later demolished.
The car park for St Matthew's Church now occupies the
site of the pub.
See
George, Rastrick and
Lower George, Rastrick
David Kelly and Derrick Habergham have collected
records for 3 pubs –
The George,
The Upper George,
and
The Lower George
- the first 2 of which would appear to be the same hostelry.
Their contributions are used in the following list of licensees,
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
In the 1861 census for Rastrick, they appear in the sequence
Question:
Please
email me
if you can correct any mistakes in this list
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Malcolm Bull 2017 /
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