The pub closed in 1911 following the Licensing Act [1904]
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Aka Scratcherd's because Scratcherd & Company used to occupy
The Adega building there
The name comes from the family's connections with the Parachute
Regiment.
For a time, it was renamed Marston's [in ????].
It reverted to the Airborne [in ????]
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The Brighouse Rangers held their early meetings here.
It was a Ramsden pub.
In 2007, the building was converted into a Chinese restaurant and
takeaway.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Opened in 1861.
It was a Whitaker pub [1926].
The pub closed on 29th November 1961.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two.
See
Ancient Order of Foresters and
Halifax North End Cricket Club
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Question:
Does anyone know how the 1868 reference reconciles with the alleged
opening date of 1891?
Opened in 1891.
The pub closed in October 1969
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub closed in 1950.
It is now a private house
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
From the licensing report, it is not clear whether the Inn was in
Halifax or whether it was the Alexandra, Ovenden
Part of the retaining wall comes from Allan Fold House which stood
on the site.
The wall is dated 1654 and IMAW, and is listed.
In 1983, it was renamed Second Best.
It reverted to Allan Fold when it was bought by John
Smith's Tadcaster brewery in 1986.
In 2011, it was known as the Hills View Hotel.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs
Opened in 18??.
Bought by Samuel Webster for £800 on 20th May 1931.
Sold to James F. White on 31st March 1971
Named for Alma of the Crimean War
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
A group of friends, including Branwell Brontë, met here and at
other local pubs.
In May 1886, it was replaced by the Victoria Hotel which was
constructed on the same site
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
In 1821, this,
the Black Bull,
the Black Swan and
the Wellington
were the only pubs in Brighouse.
The inn was rebuilt in 1859.
The original Inn is the cellar of the present pub.
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
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 inn was again rebuilt and incorporated into the new Brighouse Assembly Rooms which opened in 1906.
In 1933, the pub was bought by Websters from Shibden Head Brewery.
The name was changed to The Bridge in 2000
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub once claimed to have the largest inn sign in Britain, a large
anchor which came from a boat in Whitby.
Now called the Millbank Inn.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Opened in 1866.
It provided stables and facilities for the boatmen on the Calder & Hebble canal and the Calder.
Closed on 31st December 1937
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
It was a Stocks pub [1898]
See
Horton Street Temperance Hotels
The sign from the Angel, Halifax was bought and used here.
Owned by Websters by 1874.
The pub closed in January 1967
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
In 1738, the house known as Broadstones became a pub called
the Angel.
John Metcalfe stayed here in 1747.
In 1793, after William Walker bought the property, closed
the inn and began to redevelop the site, the inn sign was (possibly)
sold to the Angel at Lee Bridge.
In 1789, the Harmony Masonic Lodge was established here.
In 1794, they moved to the Bacchus, Halifax
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
It changed its name to the Buccaneer
This is discussed in the books
Down the Acres and
Halifax Pubs.
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
An ash tree still stands in front of the building.
It became
the Java ethnic restaurant [19??]
and
the Village Asian and Indonesian restaurant [2010]
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Recorded on
21st April 1853
when the body of Thomas Holgate was taken here
habitually employing professional female musicians
©
Malcolm Bull 2017 /
[email protected]
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