The building is now a Co-operative supermarket
On June 27th 1852, Bell's London Life & Sporting Chronicle
announced a game of knur & spell with John Jagger.
Stakes were to be sent to Wraggles Inn
In 1995, 2 masked raiders attacked the pub, killing Michael
Briggs
and seriously wounding the licensee, David Baines and a
customer John Paisley.
Two Queensbury men were jailed for the shootings in December 1996.
The pub then closed for a considerable time.
Raggald is a local term – from the Norse word for
a villain or ruffian
See
Bethel Parkinson and
Raggalds Inn Bar
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The Station Hotel was lower down Horton Street on Church
Street.
See
Janet Currie
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub closed in 1905 following the Licensing Act [1904]
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Served Brighouse Station.
Built in 18??.
The Railway Brewery was here.
The pub closed in 1934.
It was later known as Pelico House
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
It was a Stocks pub [1906].
In 1906, it closed after its licence because it was
It was demolished in 19??.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub closed in 1969.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two.
See
Mr Whitworth
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
It was recorded as a beerhouse [1875, 1881].
It was a Webster pub [1939, 1947].
The Ryburn Brewery is run from the pub [2008].
The pub closed in 2010.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The name is said to have originated in the 18th century when the
landlord informed the excisemen about local illicit stills which were
producing brandy and damaging his trade
The pub closed in 2000, and was converted into offices for
W. T. Knowles & Sons.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
It is worthy of notice, that this enterprising and spirited heroine
has had 3 living husbands in the long period of 3 years
!!!
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
A timber building cased in stone.
It was a coaching inn.
Recorded in 1719. , when he married
It was demolished in 19??
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Opened in 1853.
The Inn was flooded in
January 1866.
The pub closed in 1883
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Branwell Brontë drank here when he worked at Luddendenfoot station.
The pub closed in 1877.
In 1879, it was demolished and replaced by the General Rawdon.
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
It was later known as Thornhill Arms
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Planning applications show that this was a Ramsden pub [1900].
The pub closed in 1907 following the Licensing Act [1904].
It is mentioned again in 1924.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
On 7th February 1923, the licence was revoked
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
It was a Stocks pub,
then later it was a Whitaker pub.
The pub was for sale at an asking price of £225,000 [2010].
The Travellers' Rest, Elland and the Bay Horse, Halifax
were also up for sale after the owners, Deepclear Limited,
went into administration [September 2010].
By 2013, it was painted white and renamed The Pub.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two.
See
Abraham Haigh
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The original Red Lion Pub stood near the Manor House.
In 1922, it was moved to its present site at the cross roads, in
order to acquire more passing trade.
Later became Ruby's, then the Wyke Lion.
See
Anthony Browne and
Red Lion Viaduct
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Until 1983, this was known as The Wharf
The pub was named for the Redan, the fortifications of the
city of Sebastopol which were attacked by British on 8th September
1855, during the Crimean War.
The pub closed in 1937.
The building has been demolished
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Planning applications show that this was a Ramsden pub [1926].
It was a Halifax Brewery Company pub [1903, 1906],
then later it was an Alderson pub.
The pub closed with the extinction of licence [29th December 1928]
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Recorded on 7th October 1869,
when there was a meeting of Halifax beersellers here
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub closed in 1870.
There is no evidence that Richard Oastler had any connections with
the Chapel
Recorded in 1922
See
Horton Street Temperance Hotels
See
James Howarth
26th August 1902,
Charles Baxter [aged 40], a blacksmith, was found unconscious
on the floor of a barn adjoining the pub.
He died the following day.
In 19??, the name was changed to the Pack Horse
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub was originally called the Staff of Life.
The name was changed when a new peal of bells was installed
at the St Martin's Parish Church in 1874.
The pub stood near the Wellington and closed in the 1960s
when the area was redeveloped as a shopping precinct, Wellington
Arcade.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Built in the 13th or 15th century.
It was previously known as the Sign of the Church
It is said that, during the 1600s, the cover of the Parish Church font was hidden in the pub in order to escape the
depredations of Oliver Cromwell's men who strongly opposed any
sign of decoration or ornamentation or statues and had removed the
font itself.
In a corner of the cellar nearest the church, there is gravestone of
1635 cemented into a hollow.
The inscription commemorates members of the Priestley family.
It was rebuilt in 1720.
Waterhouse's Almshouses stood immediately west next to the
pub.
The inn is said to be haunted by a ghost – Walter
or Wally – who has been seen by regulars at the pub.
He stands by fire and there is the smell of a pipe being lit and
smoked.
A number of other strange incidents have been reported including
The cellars beneath the pub are said to lead to Halifax Parish Church.
The pub was up for sale [June 2010]
This is discussed in the book
Sketches of Old Halifax
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub only sold ale, no spirits were served.
Women were not allowed in the bar, and regulars were allowed to sit
in the kitchen.
It was one of the last pubs to sell beer drawn straight from the
wood.
The pub closed on 31st March 1961.
Along with neighbouring properties, it was demolished shortly
afterwards.
See
Albert Muir and
The Fiddler
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub closed in 1905 following the Licensing Act [1904]
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
It became a pub in 18??.
The original building was demolished around 1913 when the road was
straightened for the new tram service, and a new pub was built – at a
cost of £3,000 – using stone from Jepson Lane Baptist Church which was demolished at the same time.
The pub closed in 2009.
It is now [2010] a private dwelling
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub closed in 1895
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub stood in the middle of Bramston Street and opposite
the Star.
It was known as a place for secret drinking!
The pub closed in 1907/8 following the Licensing Act [1904].
It was demolished in 1913.
Stone from the demolished pub was used to build
Coronation Terrace in Bailiff Bridge
and
the boundary wall at Cooper Bridge Sewage Works.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
On
4th July 1873,
the road and houses in the vicinity of the pub were damaged by the
bursting of a water main which had recently been installed.
The pub closed in 20??.
It and the adjoining Lodge were demolished to make
way for a Lidl Supermarket [2017]
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
On 27th June 1869, the landlord, Joseph Barrett, hit David Wilcock with a poker.
Wilcock died from the head injuries, and Barrett was
imprisoned for manslaughter.
In February 1909, compensation was paid to the pub under the terms of the Licensing Act [1904].
The pub closed in 199?.
It reopened in 2001 when a group of locals – Merrymen
Limited – banded together
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
In 1830, the body of Thomas Townsend was displayed here.
On
30th October 1920,
customers of the pub were injured in a charabanc accident at Oxenhope.
See
Pecket Well Leek & Onion Club and
Widdop Reservoir
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
After Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887, the name was changed
to the Jubilee Hotel.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
In October 1882, landlord George Walker was charged with
keeping his house open during prohibited hours on Sunday afternoon.
PC Butterworth found 6 or 7 men, one of
whom, Gledhill, was very drunk.
At the police hearing, several of the men said that they were
travellers and asked for refreshment.
The Bench believed their statements and dismissed the case
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Closed on 3rd September 2014.
Then reopened under the ownership of the Andersen family
[October 2025]
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub closed on 10th September 1966.
See
Coaches
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The area was given the name Portsmouth by the son
of landlord Thomas Clegg.
There was a bowling green at the pub in 1897 and this is still in use
today.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Question:
Does anyone know exactly where the pub was located, or anything else
about it?
This was originally a beer house
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The pub closed in 1946
In 1808, the Elland Church & King Society met here.
Records suggest that the pub reopened in 1834.
In 1858, it became a coaching inn.
There is a plaque – TJD 1890 – which commemorates the 21st
birthday of Thomas John Dobson.
In 1900, it was advertised as
It closed on 19th December 1914.
The front was rendered over and a loading door was cut into the
frontage so that it could be used as a warehouse by the wine and
spirit merchants J. Townend & Sons.
In 1976, the company applied for permission to convert it into a
single-storey building.
It is a listed building and permission was refused.
The building was refurbished and it was used as a pub or wine bar
with various names including
The Outside Inn,
Benny's,
Fakers,
and
De Lacys.
It is now [2007] empty and boarded up.
This is discussed in the books
Halifax Pubs and
Our Home & Country
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
It was an Ainley pub
bought at auction in 1936
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs.
See
Well Head Terrace, Greetland
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
It is said that Daniel Defoe wrote part of Robinson Crusoe
whilst staying at the Inn.
David Moorhouse was a regular here.
It was a Whitaker pub [1925].
Marks & Spencer bought the pub from Richard Whitaker and it
closed in 1956.
The site was cleared in 1958 for their new larger store.
This is discussed in the books
Halifax Antiquarian Society Transactions and
Halifax Pubs Volume Two.
See
Buffalo Bill,
Fanny Lumb and
Fanny Lumb
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
At the end of the 18th century, the name became the Cooper's Arms,
and finally The Sportsman.
See
Daniel Defoe
The pub has had several names, including
In 1845, there was a news room at the pub.
It was up for sale at £115,000 [November 2010].
In June 2012, there were proposals to convert the building back into
4 cottages.
The building is now [2015] private houses.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Opened in 1888.
The pub closed in 1911 following the Licensing Act [1904]
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
See
Abraham Haigh
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The present mid 18th century building was originally 2 cottages.
Cinderhills Mill stood next door.
It was boarded up [2004].
It later reopened as Big D's.
It was again boarded up [8/2011]
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
The Court Sublime Lodge of the Royal Foresters met at the pub
[until 1893].
In 1894, the Sutcliffe family sold the pub to Whitaker's.
It is now [2017] a private house.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:
Opened in The City, Cote Hill [1874].
This was originally a beer house.
The pub closed on 28th January 1941 and was demolished later that
year.
Sheltered flats for old people were built on the site.
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs
in bad repair and its customers were largely tramps and vagrants
On [8th July 1805], after a tedious widowhood of 3 months, Mrs
Shaw, of the Recruiting Serjeant, Halifax [married] Mr
Joseph Thwaite, joiner.
transferred to a newly-built house
If Robin Hood be not at home come take a pot with little John
The Old Football Headquarters