The Shakespeare Hotel, Halifax

The Shakespeare Hotel, Halifax stands in Horton Street.

The name & character have changed over the years:

The original Shakespeare Hotel was on Southgate adjacent to, and north of, the old Theatre Royal.

Theatregoers could reach the Hotel without going outside. There was also a passage connecting the theatre and the pub and this was known as Ammonia Avenue

In July 1857, the pub was advertised


To Be Let.

That old-established INN situate close to the Theatre and other public buildings, with the right of brewing, Satisfactory reasons given for leaving

 

The 2 properties were demolished.

The new Shakespeare was built round the corner in Horton Street and opened in 1903.

The new Theatre Royal was built, occupying the whole site, and opened on 4th August 1905.


Innkeepers, licensees and landlords:

 

This is discussed in the book Halifax Pubs: Volume Two.

See Magistrates' Office, Halifax and Shakespeare Street, Halifax This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles & Clive Whitehead

© Malcolm Bull 2024
Revised 16:05 / 20th April 2024 / 7737

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