
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There appears to be some overlap with this and the
Sportsman which was next door.
 
Named for the dam which fed the Old Water Mill.
 
A
 
was advertised for sale in 1782.
 
The pub closed in 1927.
 
It was converted into a house in the 1930s.
 
It is now [2012] called Homestead Cottage.
 
See
Damside House
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Anne Kirker Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
and records
John Bottomley [1678]
and
Henry Bamford [1679]
here
 
See
Mill at Deaf Mill, Hipperholme
 
It became the Olde Shears Inn in ????
 
The pub closed in 1925
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell 
 
This was originally a beer house.
 
In 1874, the pub was leased for 5 years to Haley and John
Briggs of West Scholes Brewery near Queensbury.
 
On 3rd March 1924, this was one of 3 public houses which were
referred for compensation at Halifax Brewster Sessions.
The others were the Bay Horse, Pleasant View and Pineberry Hill Tavern, Southowram Bank.
 
The pub closed in 1925
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Clive Whitehead 
 
The pub closed in 1923
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Brown & Ruth Wood 
 
The pub closed in 1910 following the Licensing Act [1904].
 
In 1910, John Murgatroyd of Oats Royd Mill, who owned the
property, wrote to Halifax Town Hall, saying that he did not intend
to apply to renew the licence at the next Brewster Sessions.
 
The building is now private houses.
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell 
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham 
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
It was originally owned by Naylor's and was sold to
Ramsden's in 1910.
 
The Brighouse Lark Singing Association held their meetings here.
 
The pub closed in December 1949.
 
It is now 2 separate houses.
 
The name of the pub can still be seen on the gable end of the Lady Royd buildings at the top of the hill.
 
See
John Naylor
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Brown, Glynn Helliwell & Jeffrey Knowles 
 
Question:
Is this the same pub as
the Lonsdale, Wheatley?
 
This was originally a beer house.
 
The pub was opened between 1861 & 1871 by Moses Brear,
 
 It was a Whitaker pub. 
In July 1940, an application is recorded for the provisional removal
of the licence from the Old Hand & Tankard, Wheatley to
premises in the course of erection at Denfield Lane, to be known as
the Denfield Arms.
It was later recorded that the new premises were to be known as the
Ovenden Way Hotel.
The pub was demolished and replaced by the Ovenden Way Hotel in 1940
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell 
Oldham Road.
 
 
The pub opened in 1822.
 
A coaching inn for the turnpike.
 
Stands alongside Booth Wood Reservoir with a view of the M62.
 
It was owned by Lord Savile of Rishworth Lodge.
 
It was a temperance hotel [1890s].
 
After Stainland Wesleyan Chapel was demolished in the 1960s, the
pulpit from the chapel was used as a bar at the pub.
 
During World War I, Lord Savile closed the pub.
He had problems renewing the licence afterwards.
 
On
26th November 1881,
John Kenworthy, his wife and daughter, drowned in Booth Dean Beck after calling at the Derby Bar.
 
On
7th April 1906,
there was a fatal accident near the Inn.
 
The pub been variously named Exit 22 and The Turnpike.
 This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell Recorded in April 1868,
when Henry Sharp of the Derby Beerhouse was charged
with stealing a lock and key
 
This was originally a beer house.
 
 It was a Brear & Brown pub [1899],
then it was a Whitaker pub [1916]. 
The pub closed in 1937 and was bought by Halifax Corporation
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell, Kevin Sheard & Clive Whitehead 
 Recorded in 1914, when
it was a beerhouse
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
  The former Royal Oak, Halifax has had a succession of name changes: the Tap & Spile; The Royal Oak again; Dirty Dick's.  
Named for Richard ? – the master of the frigate HMS
Newcastle – the wood of which was used when the pub was rebuilt
in 1931
 
This was originally a beer house.
 
Recorded on 3rd April 1875,
when the Halifax Guardian reported that
 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles 
 
The pub closed on 26th December 1932
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Brown & Derrick Habergham 
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell 
 
The Inn became Furley House Tea Rooms [1970s] and then Furley House.
 
William Clarke died in an incident here [1889].
 
The licence for the pub was withdrawn on 10th October 1889
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
It subsequently became the Top Brink
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
Late 18th century building.
 
A chart in the bar, claims a continuous chain of ownership by the
Broadbent family – including married daughters – since
around 1400.
 This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Jim McAndrew 
It was closed in 2004.
 
It reopened as the Country Friends
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
Built in the 18th century.
 
Popularly known as The Rat.
 
The pub closed in 2004
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy, Les Forester & Glynn Helliwell 
 
It became
the Overdraught
and
the Pump Room.
 
In April 2014, the building was boarded up in preparation for
demolition and redevelopment of the site
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell 
The pub closed in 1905 following the Licensing Act [1904].
 
Aka the Waggon & Horses
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Clive Whitehead 
 
The pub closed in December 1926
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Brown 
 
This was originally a beer house.
 
 It was a Webster's pub [1881],
and Ramsden & Sons [from 1905-1960]
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy, Derrick Habergham & Clive Whitehead 
This was originally a beer house.
 
From 1662, the debtors' jail was next to The Duke of
Leeds.
The pub was also known as the Gaol Inn.
 
In 1845, it was written that
 
The gaol is kept by F. Scott, bailiff of the Lord of
the Manor
 
It was owned by Rev John Barling, and, after his death [1883]
passed to his daughters Edith Elizabeth & Eliza Jane.
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 1910 following the Licensing Act [1904]
 
See
Harriet Hemingway and
Duke of Leeds
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Teresa Evans, Glynn Helliwell, Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch In August 1868, under the terms of the Halifax Improvements Acts, the pub applied for, but was refused, a music and dancing licence
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso & Jeffrey Knowles 
 
 
Stood at the southern end of the bridge over the Calder.
 
The pub closed on 24th December 1927.
 
The building was demolished in 1933 when the road was widened.
 This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs.
 
See
John Bottomley
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Brown, Andy Eccles & Jeffrey Knowles 
The cottages were converted to a pub in the early 1800s.
 It was a Brear & Brown pub [1896].
then it was a Whitaker pub [1920]. 
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
 
See
Abraham Haigh
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso & Glynn Helliwell 
The West Street Brewery was next to the inn.
 It was a Brear & Brown pub [1891, 1902],
then it was a Whitaker pub [1916]. 
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two.
 
See
Harry Percy Jackson and
Stone Chair
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell, Ben Stables & Clive Whitehead 
Formerly the Cross Pipes.
 
When the Duke of Wellington became unpopular, the name was changed
to The Woodman
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This was originally a beer house.
 
 
The pub closed in 1905 following the Licensing Act [1904].
 
It was demolished in the 1930s
 
Duke of Wellington, Halifax: King Street
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles, Christopher Sanderson & Clive Whitehead 
The pub stood next to the railway arch on the
south side of the road at Clark Bridge.
 
Opened in 1819.
 
It was a Webster's House [1905].
 
The pub closed on 25th July 1965.
 This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two 
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell, Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead 
This was the original Dumb Mill Inn
 
In 1833, the licence was transferred to what is now the Country House, Hipperholme
 
See
Old Dumb Mill, Hipperholme
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 It was a Stocks pub,
then it was a Whitaker pub. 
The pub closed on 8th December 1968 and demolished shortly afterwards.
 
The Running Man was built on the site.
 This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs Volume Two
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs.
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy & David Brown 
The local Post Office was here [1845].
 
In July 1897, Brear & Brown bought the property at auction for
£4,850.
 
It is often written that the Cragg Vale Coiners plotted the murder
of William Deighton here, but since Deighton died in
1769 – over 10 years before the pub was built – this seems doubtful.
 This is discussed in the book
Halifax Pubs.
 
See
Barbary's and
Mytholmroyd Female Society
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
Opened in 1815.
 
Planning applications show that this was a Webster pub [April 1903].
 
On 7th February 1906, renewal of the licence was refused because
 
 
The pub closed in 1906 following the Licensing Act [1904].
 
It was converted into 2 cottages.
 
See
Thomas Whitaker
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Clive Whitehead 
 
This was originally a beer house
opened at Nip Square, Walsden about 1830, by Samuel Crossley, a corn miller.
 
Some time between 1851 and 1861, the 2 original cottages were knocked
through, to form one building.
 
Shortly afterwards, the owner acquired the cottage next door, and
again knocked the 2 properties into one.
 
In the 1930s, it was converted into private housing.
 
It is now Number 12 Square Road.
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Linda Briggs & Lesley Leslie 
The pub was demolished some time before World War I.
 
See
Samuel Charlton
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
 
This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy 
 
The pub closed in 1900.
The building and other property were demolished to make way for
extensions to the railway
 Innkeepers, licensees and landlords: 
Damside, Soyland Ref 17-1005 
Public House called Damside at Soyland Mill
Darby, Rishworth Ref 17-1016 
Deaf Mill, Hipperholme Ref 17-1403 
Deaf Mill, an alehouse
Dean Clough, Halifax Ref 17-476 Delacy's, Elland Ref 17-589 Delvers' Arms, Crow Point Ref 17-880 
Delvers' Arms, Halifax Ref 17-398 
Delvers' Arms, Hipperholme Ref 17-657 
Delvers' Arms, Midgley Ref 17-607 Delvers' Arms, Rastrick Ref 17-1144 
Delvers' Arms, Shibden Ref 17-1191 
Delvers' Arms, Southowram Ref 17-54 
Delvers, Wainstalls Ref 17-310 Denfield Arms, Wheatley Ref 17-659 
Derby Bar, Rishworth Ref 17-55 
A Mr Henry Buckley innkeeper at Derby in Rushworth is
mentioned in a newspaper advert for Temple Mill, Rishworth in
November 1804
Derby Beerhouse, Halifax Ref 17-1312 Devonshire Arms, Halifax Ref 17-660 
Dining Rooms, Sowerby Bridge Ref 17-1404 
Dirty Dick's, Halifax Ref 17-1329 Diving Bell, Halifax Ref 17-1260 
Priscilla Morris of the Diving Bell was charged with
selling spirits without a licence
Dog & Gun, Rastrick Ref 17-414 
Dog & Partridge, Halifax Ref 17-1409 
Dog & Partridge, Heptonstall Ref 17-5600 
Dog & Partridge, Lumbutts Ref 17-56 
Dog & Partridge, Sowood Ref 17-57 
Dog & Partridge, Todmorden Ref 17-457 
Drop, Halifax Ref 17-796 Drop Inn, Elland Ref 17-894 Druids' Arms, Greetland Ref 17-533 
Druids' Arms, Halifax Ref 17-573 
Dublin Arms, Halifax Ref 17-401 
Duke of Edinburgh, Brighouse Ref 17-797 
Duke of Edinburgh, Halifax Ref 17-662 
Duke of Leeds' Arms, Halifax Ref 17-60 
Up to within a few years, a public house called The Duke of
Leeds was kept in connection with the gaol; but the union
between the prison and a public house has wisely been dissolved.
Duke of Wellington Ref 17-1355 Duke of York, Halifax Ref 17-64 
Duke of York, Rastrick Ref 17-63 
Duke of York, Stainland Ref 17-65 
Duke of York, Stone Chair Ref 17-62 
Duke of York, Todmorden Ref 17-1211 Duke Wellington, Halifax Ref 17-1084 
Duke Wellington, Halifax Ref 17-357 
Duke William, Halifax Ref 17-58 
Dumb Mill, Hipperholme Ref 17-1008 
Dusty Miller, Halifax Ref 17-663 
Dusty Miller, Hove Edge Ref 17-67 
Dusty Miller, Mytholmroyd Ref 17-D74 
Dusty Miller, Sowerby Bridge Ref 17-664 
the premises were of a disorderly character and have been
ill-conducted in the fact that there have been 2
convictions – permitting drunkenness [15th July 1905] and suffering
gaming [9th October 1905] – since the last Brewster Sessions
Dusty Miller, Walsden Ref 17-898 
Dyer & Miller, Halifax Ref 17-68 
Dyers Arms, Halifax Ref 17-1229 
Dyers Arms, Rastrick Ref 17-420 
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