Bull Green, Halifax

Contents:

General Points
Property in Bull Green
Beerhouses & Pubs in Bull Green

General Points

Bull Green is a busy area of Halifax town centre. The name has been said to derive from the bull baiting which took place there in the 16th century. But the proximity of Cow Green suggests the more likely proposition that the two were the sites of cattle markets.

It was once simply a street running west from Back Street and Barum Top.

The area – formerly occupied by textile warehouses – underwent considerable redevelopment in 1868 and between 1914 & 1932.

In 1925, the land was sold to a Mr W. Gray.

On 1st February 1926, Halifax ratepayers voted against widening George Street and development of Bull Green.

In 1928, there were proposals to retain the area as an open space. On 6th October 1928, a ballot over the future of Bull Green, voted in favour of retaining it as an open space.

On 3rd September 1930, tenders worth £26,046 were accepted for construction of new shops and offices at Bull Green

Bull Green House was opened on 28th July 1932

Property in Bull Green

The occupants of the properties here have included

Unknown Address:
- Borough Cocoa House, Halifax
- Charles Crossland
- Charles E. Dyson
- Thomas Lister [1700s]
- Paris Photographic Studio [1800s]
- John Dinsdale [1816]
- Elizabeth Baldwin, linen draper [1822]
- Jonathan Beaumont, brazier & tinsmith [1822]
- Joshua Bentley, hat manufacturer [1822]
- Joseph Binns, hat manufacturer [1822]
- William Birtwhistle [1822]
- Robert Brier, boot & shoe maker [1822]
- Joseph Dearden, grocer [1822]
- John Dinsdale, engraver & copper plate printer [1822]
- Ruth Illingworth, straw hat manufacturer [1822]
- John Jackson, patten maker [1822]
- John Naylor, grocer [1822]
- John Naylor, tallow chandler [1822]
- William Rhodes, cooper [1822]
- Robert Thompson, grocer [1822]
- William Birtwhistle, boot & shoe maker [1829]
- Robert Brier, boot & shoe maker [1834]
- William Illingworth, painter, etc [1834]
- John Townsend, auctioneer [1834]
- John Hilton [1841]
- Benjamin Swallow [1874]
- William Sheard & Son [1874]
- Mitchell's Turkish Baths, Halifax [1903]
- Frank Cox Cooke [1905]
- [toilets] Bull Green, Halifax [1914]
- Swan Court, Halifax [1914]
- J. Sugden [1916]
- Tom Newton Leggett [1927]
- Carlton Chambers, Halifax [1936]
- The Tyre Men Limited [1941]
Number 1:
- James Thwaite, tailor [1829]
- John Baildon [1845]
- Peter Allen (London-Paris) Limited [1936]
Number 2:
- John Jackson, clog & patten maker [1837]
Number 3:
- William Cooke [1881]
Number 4:
- James Spencer, grocer [1829]
Number 5:
- Charles Heaton, hosier [1837]
Number 7:
- Henry K. Woodward [1905]
Number 8:
- The Adega, Halifax
- Ann Mitchell, confectioner [1829]
- Joseph Swallow, shoemaker [1861]
- Scratcherd & Company [1874]
Number 9:
- Ann Camotta [1851]
- James Wright, tailor & woollen draper [1861]
Number 10:
- James Wright, tailor [1837]
- William Crowther, watchmaker [1851]
- Thomas Gibson, grocer [1861]
- Samuel Pickles [1881]
Number 11:
- James Fawcett, horse & gig letter [1837]
- William Braithwaite [1845]
- Stephen Hartley [1894]
Number 12:
- William Sheard, tin plate worker [1851]
- Ann Camotta [1861]
- Sutcliffe's [1934]
Number 13:
- Dorothy Hebblethwaite, fruiterer [1751]
- William Crowther, watch & clock maker & jeweller [1837]
- William Crowther, watchmaker [1861]
Number 14:
- Richard Camotta [1860]
- Joseph Naylor, pork butcher [1861]
- Dr James Ashton Guthrie [1887]
- Haw & Barker [1937]
Number 15:
- William Crowther [1829]
- William Crowther, veterinary surgeon [1834]
- Bowles & Company [1885]
- My Bootmakers [1905]
Number 16:
- Conway's Limited [1820s]
- George Arrowsmith [1828]
- William Conway [1881]
Number 17:
- William Sheard, brazier & tin-plate worker [1834]
- Samuel Hassall [1845]
Number 19:
- John Baildon [1837]
- National Post Card Company [1905]
Number 20:
- Charles Schofield, grocer [1837]
Number 21:
- John Townsend [1828]
- John Townsend, auctioneer [1829]
- Walter M. Hilton [1905]
Number 23:
- Samuel Hassall, carver & gilder [1837]
- William Workman [1905]
Number 24:
- Septimus Lewin [1905]
Number 25:
- John Crapper [1837]
- Criterion Restaurant, Halifax [1905]
Number 26:
- David Barrowclough, pocketbook maker [1829]
Number 28:
- William Rhodes, cooper [1837]
Number 29:
- John Crapper [1829]
Number 30:
- W. Wilkinson & Son [1841]
- Fred Boyes [1887]
Number 31:
- Joseph Carter, clog & patten maker [1829]
Number 32:
- W. Horsfield & Son [1905]
Number 33:
- James Wiseman, boot & shoe maker [1829]
- Warhurst & Taylor [1921]
Number 34:
- Brian Featherstone, shopkeeper [1829]
- Richard Vint, boot & shoe maker [1834]
- Harry Greenwood & Sons [1905]
Number 35:
- Sarah Crowther, milliner [1837]
Number 36:
- James Wiseman, boot & shoe maker [1834]
Number 37:
- Harrison & Allott [1911]
Number 38:
- Driver Sunderland Robertshaw [1889]
- Harry Greenwood & Sons [1900]
Number 39:
- John Waterhouse & Company [1905]
Number 40:
- Simeon Robertshaw, clog & patten maker [1829]
- Simeon Robertshaw, boot & shoe maker [1834]
- Crossley, Crosland & Uttley [1970s]
Number 74:
- Bull Green Post Office [1887]
Number 83:
- Nathaniel Rhodes Burgin [1851]
Number 99:
- John Baildon [1851]

Beerhouses & Pubs in Bull Green, Halifax

Several beerhouses and public houses have been recorded in and around Bull Green, Halifax, including

Adega, Halifax Barcentro, Halifax Barracuda, Halifax Barum Top, Halifax Bull & Dog, Halifax Bull's Head, Halifax Crown & Anchor, Halifax Griffin, Halifax Hare & Hounds, Halifax Heath's, Halifax Heys Restaurant, Halifax Hop Pole, Halifax Lewin's, Halifax

Number 15, Halifax Old Bull's Head, Halifax Plummet Line, Halifax Salvation, Halifax Seven Stars, Halifax Shoulder of Mutton, Southowram Unicorn, Halifax WC's, Halifax White Hart, Halifax XeSS, Halifax

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles & John Needham

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