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Alphabetical list of

Pubs 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R- Ro- S- Sn- T UV W XYZ

Wagon and Horses - 7 Berry Lane (closed in 1905) aka Dublin Arms

Wagon and Horses - West Street, Sowerby Bridge

Wagon and Horses - Stainland

Wagon and Horses - Walsden, Todmorden

Waggoners - Gibbet Street closed in 1908

Waggoners - 13/15 Northgate

Waggoners - Queensbury

Wainhouse Tavern - Upper Washer Lane, Pye Nest HX2 7DR Phone: 01422339998

aka 'The Royal'. Originally called 'West Air'

The Waiters Arms - Tuel Lane, Sowerby Bridge HX6 2EW

Wappy Springs - Lindley Moor Road, Outlane

Watermill - Navigation Yard, Salterhebble Hill, Salterhebble HX3 0QT

Water Mill

Waterhouse Arms - King Street, Halifax (Nelson St?)

Where? - Where Hirds vets are by Moot Hall and Parish Church

W.C's - Bull Green, Halifax

Was once the public toilets then converted into this bar. aka 'Bar 15'

In 1984, local entrepreneur David Lovell proposed converting the closed toilet block into an unusual bar and bistro. The idea met opposition, not simply because of the building’s past use, but because the fixtures and fittings inside were considered valuable historical artefacts. Some people even suggested the toilets could reopen and “pay their way” as a tourist attraction.

The reason was the quality of the surviving fittings. The Bull Green block contained particularly fine examples of work by a Halifax firm described here as long-gone but legendary: Oates and Green. The company’s main works had been at Horley Green (later covered by 1960s housing), and the firm is said to have originated in the 1860s. It was one of several local firms that mined clay from the hills around Halifax and used it to manufacture items including tiles, bricks, pipes, and sanitary ware.

Oates and Green’s products were widely used and recognisable. Many people would have encountered the company’s distinctive trefoil trademark on cisterns, urinals, and wash basins, not only locally but across the country and as far as the Isle of Man. The firm marketed toilets under names such as the Belcorus, the Scolaire, and the Birkenshaw, and produced wash basins named after local places including Luddenden, Hebden, and Mytholm.

In 1908, Oates and Green became part of the Leeds Fireclay Group, though the company continued until the 1950s. The works were demolished in 1957. By the 1980s, surviving Oates and Green fittings were described as rare — although some pubs and Halifax Town Hall still had examples. This helped explain why the Bull Green fittings were seen as worth preserving, and were described as the finest remaining complete set of 1930s fittings made by the firm.

The heritage objection was strong enough to stall planning permission for Lovell’s conversion project. Lovell, however, was sceptical that the loos could succeed as a tourist attraction, reportedly saying he could not see anyone paying 10p to look at them when they would not even spend a penny to use them.

Eventually, in mid-1985, the bar was given the go-ahead. Some Oates and Green fittings were retained, but most were removed and sold as antiques. The page reports that some toilets even ended up in the USA, used as ornamental plant stands. The bar opened in October 1985 and was called WC’s. Under later owners the name changed over time, and it is now known as No 15.

Weavers Arms - Burnley Road, Luddenden Foot HX2 6AH

Now called 'At The Weavers'

Telephone (01422)884523

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/attheweavers/

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Weavers Arms - 5 Blind Lane, Todmorden

Wellington - Swine Market, Halifax

Landlord William Rushworth was refused a license in 1869 for harbouring prostitutes

Wellington - New Bank Halifax

Wellington - King Cross

Wellington - Todmorden

West Bottom Tavern - Norland

see Hobbit

West End - Queensbury

West End Hotel - King Cross

Westfield - Wyke

(The) Westgate - Westgate, Halifax HX1 1DJ

West Hill Tavern - Halifax

Was this also the Westward Tavern?

Weston Hotel - Abel Street / 2 Lansdowne Place, Pellon Lane.

Aka Western Hotel

West Riding Hotel - Fountain Street, Halifax

Landlord James Boocock was refused a license in 1869 for harbouring prostitutes in 1864

Weyboarders Arms - Elland got great pic? name

Wharfe Inn - Elland Road, Brighouse

(see Red Rooster)

Wharfe - Sowerby Bridge

Now 'The Village'-Indian restaurant

The Wharf Cafe Bar - 19-21 Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge HX6 2LA

Wheatley Bridge - Ovenden

Wheatley Wells - Wheatley

Wheatsheaf - 9 Newmarket Street,Halifax (aka Portman and Pickles aka William Deighton now known as The Jubilee)

see Jubilee

Wheatsheaf - 42 Mount Pellon Road, Pellon HX2 0EE got pic

Wheatsheaf - Elland

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White Bear - Cow Green, Basinghall Street, Halifax

Cow Green, bottom of Gibbet street, on the left looking west.

White Bear - Norwood Green

White Bear - Triangle

White Eagle Club - Stanley House, Francis Street/Hopwood Lane moved from lower down Hopwood Lane.

Whitegate Inn - Stoney Royd, Siddal

Closed in 1870

Whitehall Inn - Leeds Road, Hipperholme HX3 8NA

White Hart - 41 Bull Green, Halifax.

Where? Corner of Bull Green and Cow Green, it was attached(below) to what was Scratcherd & Co.

Adega Bar was on the left of the White Hart

White Hart - Rastrick

White Hart - Ripponden

White Hart - Station Road, Todmorden (Now re-opened)

White Horse - 33 Southgate HX1 1DL

White Horse - Leeds Road, Hipperholme HX3 8SX Phone: 01422206920

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White Horse Hotel - St George's Square, Hebden Bridge

White Horse - 46 Rastrick Common, Rastrick HD6 3DR

White Horse - Triangle

White Lion - Silver Street, Halifax

White Lion - Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge's oldest inn is the White Lion Hotel. The original building was erected in 1657, eight years before the great plague, it was originally known as King's Farm. It began life as a hostelry serving the river crossing. It has a fine stone fireplace with a spiral carved at either side. The spirals are an old local charm against fire. It's had many changes but still has it's original entrance and ground floor frontage.

White Lion - Heptonstall

White Lion - Illingworth

First recorded in 1834. The pub stood on the junction of Keighley Road and Cousin Lane. There was a Maltese Cross of the Knights of St. John stood here. It became 3 houses by the 1920's

White Lion - Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd

On 4th November 1891, Ramsden's bought the pub for £2,260.
Possibly also once called The Blue Lion.

White Lion - Rastrick

White Lion - Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge

White Lion was just below the Shepherds Rest

White Lion - Shade, Todmorden

White Swan- Bradford Road/Commercial Street junction, Brighouse

White Swan - Princess Street, Halifax

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White Swan - Hebden Bridge

White Swan- Hipperholme

White Swan - 15 Holdsworth Road / Lower Well Lane, Ovenden. Holmfield

Aka the Swan Inn, Holdsworth. Opened in 1759 and closed in 1971.

White Swan - Oldham Road, Ripponden (This pub is now used as The Fox Bar and Bistro and before that it was Maxi's Chinese restaurant)

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William IV - King Cross Road, Halifax HX1 3JL

Williams - 80 Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge HX6 2AF Phone: 01422833584

William Deighton - Halifax (aka Portman and Pickles aka Wheatsheaf now known as The Jubilee)

Windmill - Hough, Northowram now 'Jack's'

Windmill - Stannage Lane, Shelf

Winterburn - 2 Winterburn Hill, Warley, Halifax HX2 7SQ

Was this the 'Mason's Arms'?

Withens Hotel - Cole Edge Road, Wainstalls

Wolf Inn - Luddenden

Built in 1653. In the early 18th century, the Inn was said to be a rendezvous for army recruiting officers.
Local legend says that, in 1745, Janet, a Scottish maid at the Inn gave sanctuary to a soldier from Bonnie Prince Charlie's army who was being pursued by the English army after defeat in battle.
In 1877, the property was acquired by the Luddenden Co-operative Society.
The Luddenden Working Men's Club & Institute was here from 1880 until 1946.Astin Brothers used the building. The building was demolished in 1959.

This is discussed in the books Halifax Antiquarian Society Transactions and Halifax Pubs