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Bacchus Tavern - King Street

(Built in 1769, Closed in 1928 and demolished in 1937)

Where? Below Woolshops cross the road (Winding Road) and it was situated above the Wool Merchant Hotel

Fact- Meeting place for 'the coiners'

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Bailiff Bridge Inn - Bailiff Bridge

See Punch Bowl 

Bank Top Inn - 2 Ovenden Road, Lee Mount        (Closed in 1971)

Where? Left hand side of this picture

Bar  5 - off Winding Road

Bar 11 - 11-11a Harrison Road, Halifax  

(See Harrison Social)

Bar 15 - Bull Green, Halifax

(now closed)

Fact - previously known as WC's due to the fact that these premises were once actually public toilets

Where? At the top of Bull Green and down the steps infront of Bull Green house.

Barbarella's - Halifax - aka Talk of the Town

(See Nut House)

Bar Centro - Bull Green, Halifax

 (See Salvation)

Now called McCaffertys

Bar Francisca - 1 Wharfe Street, Sowerby Bridge HX6 2LA

Where? Corner of Wharfe Street and Tower Hill

Barge - Mill Lane, Brighouse HD6 1PA

Phone: 01484716138

Where? Just off the roundabout into Sainsburys

Fact - Previously Victoria Tavern

Barge and Barrel - Park Road, Elland HX5 9HP   Phone: 01422371770

Fact - aka Barbados, Station Hotel

Barracuda - Bull Green, Halifax 

 (See Salvation)

Now McCaffertys

Bar Rouge - 16 Silver Street, Halifax HX1 1HS

Fact - Also consists of Fusion Nightclub used to be Coiners amongst other names.

On the site of the old Globe which was demolished

Barum Top - Rawson Street

Halifax HX1 1NH   Phone: 01422300488

Fact - A Wetherspoons pub

Bar Up - Union Cross Yard Halifax HX1 1SZ

Where? Opposite White Swan Hotel in yard. Bar Up (up the steps) and Cookies Bar (below)

Bass House - Wards End, Halifax 

(See The Courtyard) aka Carringtons

Battleship - Brighouse  (See 'The Ship' aka 'Prince of Wales')

Bay Horse- 17 Burnley Road

(Closed 1905)

Bay Horse - Bacup Road, Todmorden

(Closed in 1937)

Bay Horse - Cross Stone, Todmorden

Beacon Tavern - Horley Green Road, Horley Green (right on pic)

Fact - aka 'Beaconsfield' and 'The Three Horseshoes'

Where? End of Claremount Road, opposite Godley Bridge

(The)Beck -157 Bradford Road, Brighouse

HD6 4AS   Phone: 01484723745

Beehive - King Cross Lane  

Fact - was knocked down, as was the 'Cross Keys' and the 'Beehive and Cross Keys' replaced them

Beehive and Cross Keys - 31 King Cross Street, Halifax HX1 2SH  

Phone: 01422329057

Fact - Once local separate pubs 'Beehive' and 'Cross Keys' but demolished for Burdock Way

Bees Knees - 11 - 11a Harrison Road, Halifax

(aka Bar 11 aka Borough Club aka Flashmans aka Harrison Social)

Belgrave Social Club - Claremount Road, Claremount

Bentley's Commercial - Wards End Chambers, Horton Street, Halifax

(right of picture)

Bernie Inns - Southgate, Halifax (see Boars Head)

Fact - downstairs was 'Vaults'

Open

Big 6 - (King Cross)

10 Horsfall Street, Halifax HX1 3HG

Phone: 01422350169

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Big D's - Halifax Road, Todmorden

Fact  - was Rose and Crown

Big Daddys - 15/17 Crown Street. Halifax (closed in 1980)

Where? - above 'Dolcis' shoe shop

Fact - became '2+2 Club', 'The Scene' then 'Clarence's', 'Good Mood' and then 'The Mood'.  The main 'Roxy Room' was upstairs and disco downstairs.

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Bishop Blaise - Charlestown Road, Claremount 

(Closed 1935)  

Where? Charlestown side of North Bridge

Open

Black Bull - Brighouse

(Closed 1933 re-opened)

See Black Bull Featured Article

Black Bull - 9 Copper Street, Halifax

Black Bull - Heptonstall

Black Horse Inn - 48 Woolshops, Halifax (Closed 1930)   

Where? Approx centre of 'M and S' carpark 

Black Horse - (Clifton)  

Built about 300 years ago, this pub used to brew its own beer in the old brew house, which has been converted into the restaurant. It was used as a meeting place by the Luddites, and it overlooked Kirklees Park and Estate where is to be found Robin Hoods grave. 

Many international stars have stayed here including Lulu, Roy Orbison and The New Seekers.

Black Lion - Luddenden Foot

Black Swan - 47 Briggate, Brighouse

(Closed 2001 - Re-opened 2015)

 (See Millers Bar)

Black Swan - 10 Silver Street, Halifax 

(Opened in 1822 and Closed 1921)

Fact - Now the home of 'Yates's Wine Lodge'
The 'Black Swan' is the pointed gable end (far right in the first picture). In the second picture you can see the pointed gable end(central) and the Black Swan Passage by the side of the building above it

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Black Swan - 31 Burnley Road, Todmorden

(re-opened)

Blue Ball - Jemmy Lane, Old Lane (Closed 1915)

Blue Ball Inn - Blackshaw Head

Blue Ball Inn- Norland

Blue Ball - Soyland

Blue Ball - Triangle

Blue Barrel - Southgate, Elland

(Closed in 1965)

Blue Bell - Gaol Lane

(Closed 1909)

Blue Bell Inn - Southowram

Where? It was where the grass is opposite Sam's off-licence is, Bank Top. Seen here (rear right of the tram)

Fact - Burned down

Boars Head - 5 Southgate, Halifax 

(Closed 1992)

Where? On precinct top of Borough market where Vodaphone shop is.

Fact - Bernie Inns. ('Vaults' underneath had live bands - often heavy rock)

Booth Wood - Rishworth

Aka Cunning Corner

Border Rose - Walsden

Open

Bottomleys Arms - (Shelf)       

Wade House Road, Shelf, HX3 7NU

http://www.bottomleys-arms.co.uk

Open

Bow Legged with Brass - (Town)

21 George Street, Halifax HX1 1HA  

Phone: 01422340534

Fact - Still known as Griffs to many as it was called for many years, aka The Griffin.

Bowling Green - Winding Road, Halifax

(See (The) Old Post Office)

Bradshaw Tavern - 14 Bradshaw Lane, Bradshaw

(Closed 2014)

Bramble - Rastrick

(Demolished for new housing)

Fact - Once called (The) Bandsman.

Branch Road Inn - Greetland

Brass Cat - Cheapside, Halifax

(See Cat and Fiddle)

Open

Brasserrie at the Bull

5 Bull Green,Halifax, HX1 5AB

Fact - More known now as an eatery. Formerly 'The Bull' for many years. Once had a nightclub upstairs 'Manhattans'/'Royales'

Brewers Arms - Crib Lane, Dean Clough, Halifax

(Closed in 1962)

Brewers Arms - 18/19 Moor End Road / Clough Lane. Mount Tabor

Closed in 1911

Brewers Cellar - 8 Wade Street, Halifax

Brickmakers Arms - Godley Road, Claremount  (Closed 1969)

Fact - nickname 'the coffin' due to it's shape

See Feature on Brickmakers Arms

Open

Bridge - Lower Briggate, Brighouse

(Closed 1974)re-opened

Fact - previously called (Anchor Inn)

Anchor/Bridge top right

Bridge - Elland

Fact - aka The Royal Hotel

Bridge Inn - Ripponden

Bridges - Sowerby Bridge

Bridge Tavern - Northgate, Halifax (opened in 1822 and closed in 1940)

Broad Tree Hotel - Lee Mount

Brown Cow - Swinemarket, Halifax

(Opened in 1864, Closed in 1968)

Where? End of Cow Green and Bottom of Pellon Lane.

Fact - Changed it's name to (see 'Grand Junction') in1880's

Open

Brown Cow - 567-569 Gibbet Street, Highroad Well, HX2 0AL tel: 01422 361640

Brown Cow - Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge

(Closed in 1975)

Open

Brown Horse - Lanes End, Northowram, Halifax HX3 7SD

The only 'Brown Horse' in the country apparently.

Buccaneer - Hanson Lane, Halifax

Dates back to 1897 when it took the license of Cooper Street's Granby Inn". This was where the farmer's used to drink on market day when it was known as "Castle Inn" then as the "Armada"

Bull - Hebden Bridge

Bull and Dog - Stainland Road, Stainland

Bull on the Bridge - Town Hall Street, Sowerby Bridge HX6 2EA

(reopened in December 2015)

Fact - Aka Bulls Head. The Sowerby Taps opened underneath as a separate bar (Ian Horne)

Butcher's Arms - Ripponden

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