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EDWARD LAW
HUDDERSFIELD & DISTRICT HISTORY
INNS OF HUDDERSFIELD
Q to R
An assembly of research notes garnered from a multitude of sources during the course of many years of local history research. The information is freely available for use by all, other than for the purposes of trade, subject only to due acknowledgement.
For details of sources see SOURCES.
| SOURCES | ||
| QUEENS HEAD | ||
| 1680 | Will of Nicholas Bramhall, innkeeper, Hudds. | Will |
| 1716 | Backside & housing £20. 2 cottages in ye market place adjoining his house. | Survey |
| 22.7.1735 | At Nic’s. | Turner |
| 22.1.1736 | Nic Bramhalls. | Turner |
| 1757 | Mr John Bramhall, Queens Head, buried. [Age 53, Hudds. Grave 93] | D of Antiquary |
| 1770 | Mrs Bramhall, Queens Head, Hudds, buried. | D of Antiquary |
| 1772 | Paid Thos Green for 39 butchers’ dinners & ale. Mrs Eliz Bramhalls holding has now been divided, mostly to Green. | RR & RR Disb. |
| 1778-79 | Thomas Green, Queens Head. South side of Westgate [site of Chancery Lane]. And brewhouse | RR Survey |
| 23.5.1786 | Auction sale at house of Mr Thomas Green, the Queens Head. | Mercury |
| 26.9.1786 | Meeting of Atkinson creditors at Thomas Green the Queens Head. | Mercury |
| 1790 | Thomas Green, innkeeper. | Directory |
| 1790 | Thomas Green, innkeeper & Elizabeth his wife. | Sessions Roll |
| 1791 | Second Huddersfield Subscription Concert in great room at Queens Head Inn. | Mercury |
| 22.3.1791 | House of Thomas Green, Queens Head. | Mercury |
| 18.4.1795 | Thomas Green, Queens Head | Mercury |
| 11.1.1796 | Thomas Green of Hudds., butcher & innkeeper. | Session Roll |
| 1797 | Mr Josh Brook –house late Queens Head. | Survey |
| 1798-99 | Received of John Hick for rent of Queens Head Inn. | RR Disb. |
| 1798-99 | Joseph Brook, part of Queens Head. | RR |
| 1803 | Thomas Green, Queens Head. [NB Joseph Brook was also rated for the old Queens Head. | Rates |
| QUEENS HEAD 2 | ||
| 5.11.1812 | Met at Queens Head in Hudds. | KC 165-29 |
| 21.11.1813 | James Theaker, Hudds., innkeeper | HPR Bap. |
| 11.12.1814 | James Theaker, Hudds., innkeeper | HPR Bap. |
| 1818 | James Theaker, Queens Head, King St. | Directory |
| 1828 | Geo. Wilson, Queens Head. | Recog |
| 1832 | James Theaker, King Street, innkeeper. | Court Rolls |
| RAMSDENS ARMS | ||
| 7.4.1747 | At Jos. Cleggs. | Turner |
| 9.2.1773 | Mr Joshua Clegg, an eminent innkeeper at Huddersfield. | Mercury |
| 1790 | Joshua Clegg, innkeeper. | Directory. |
| 26.9.1795 | Mr Clegg, the Ramsdens Arms. | Mercury |
| 28.11.1795 | Joshua Clegg, Ramsdens Arms. | Mercury |
| 8.2.1800 | Joshua Clegg, innkeeper. Horse left at stables of. | Mercury. |
| 24.5.1800 | Joshua Clegg, Ramsdens Arms. | Mercury. |
| 19.9.1803 | Joshua Clegg, Ramsdens Arms | Brewsters. |
| 1803 | Joshua Clegg, Ramsdens Arms, shops in yard. | Rates. |
| 1806 & 1807 | Joshua Clegg, Ramsdens Arms. | Brewsters. |
| 1805-07 | Joshua Clegg, Ramsdens Arms Inn. | Directory. |
| 1808 | A Joshua Clegg died age 60. | Hudds Grave 161. |
| 1809-11 | Joshua Clegg, Ramsdens Arms Inn, Kirkgate. | Directory. |
| 1813 | Joseph Clegg, Innkeeper. | Hudds. Apprentice Book. |
| 1814 | Joseph Clegg, Ramsdens Arms, Kirkgate. | Directory. |
| 1816 | Jos Clegg, Ramsdens Arms, Kirkgate. Carrier to Holmfirth & Wooldale. True Briton coach to Manchester. | Directory. |
| 17.12.1817 | Joseph Clegg, Ramsdens Arms. | New Hey TP |
| 1818 | Joseph Clegg, Ramsden Arms, Kirkgate. | Directory. |
| 24.8.1822 | Joseph Clegg, Ramsdens Arms Inn. | Mercury |
| 20.9.1823 | Ramsdens Arms Inn. Joseph Clegg thanks for support for a number of years. He has let it to Mr Richard Collins, late waiter at Rose & Crown. Joseph Clegg continues to run coaches from the inn. | Mercury |
| RED LION 1 | ||
| 1778-79 | John Hanson, Red Lion. Between Temple Street and Westgate. | RR & Survey. |
| 1797 | Hannah Hanson, widow of John, Red Lion. | RR |
| 19.9.1803 | Hannah Hanson, Red Lion. | Brewsters. |
| 20.9.1806 | John Thompson, Red Lion, previously of Cross Keys. | Brewsters. |
| 14.9.1807 | John Thompson, Red Lion. | Brewsters. |
| 1818 | Richard Batley, Red Lion, Westgate. | Directory. |
| 1828 | Mary Batley, Red Lion. | Recog. |
| ND | Old Mrs Batley who kept the Red Lion Inn. | Hanson. |
| ND | The Red Lion was kept by the Parish Clerk, Dick Batley. | Hanson. |
| RED LION 2 | ||
| 14.3.1798 | Charles Thornton of Huddersfield, innkeeper. | Sessions Roll. |
| 19.9.1803 | Charles Thornton, Red Lion. | Brewsters. |
| 20.9.1806 | Charles Thornton, Red Lion. | Brewsters. |
| 14.9.1807 | Charles Thornton, Red Lion. | Brewsters. |
| ROSE & CROWN | ||
| 2.2.1773 | Carrier: goods taken in at Rose & Crown in Huddersfield. | Mercury |
| 1778-79 | John Booth, Rose & Crown. South side of Kirkgate. | RR & Survey. |
| 1789 | John Booth granted a lease of Church land. | Hudds. Terrier. |
| 1790 | James Booth, innkeeper. | Directory. |
| 1793 | John Booth & Rev. Coates, R & C. | Land Tax (Shown in name of vicar only from 1781) |
| 25.4.1795 | John Booth, Rose & Crown. | Mercury |
| 1.8.1795 | House of John Booth, Rose & Crown. | Mercury. |
| 1795 | John Booth, innkeeper, Huddersfield, holds land under a church lease of 25.3.1789. | Hudds. Terrier. |
| 1797 | John Booth, Rose & Crown. | |
| 1798 | John Booth, Rose & Crown. | Land Tax Redemption papers. |
| 15.10.1801 | John Booth’s Rose & Crown Inn, sale by auction. | FW70, Houghton. |
| 17.10.1801 | John Booth’s the Rose & Crown Inn. | Mercury. |
| 1803 | John Booth, Rose & Crown. | Brewsters |
| 20.6.1805 | John Booth, Rose & Crown.. | New Hey TP |
| 1806 | Trustees of Huddersfield to New Hey Turnpike to meet at Rose & Crown. | Act. |
| 1805-07 | John Booth, Rose & Crown Inn. | Directory. |
| 1806 | John Booth, Rose & Crown. | Brewsters |
| 1809 | John Booth, Rose & Crown. | Brewsters |
| 13.5.1810 | John Booth, Rose & Crown. | New Hey TP |
| 1809-11 | John Booth, Rose & Crown Inn, Kirkgate. | Directory. |
| 3.8.1814 | John son of George & Margaret Hare, Huddersfield, innkeeper. | HPR Bapt. |
| 20.8.1814 | George Hare, Rose & Crown Inn. Advert for coaching, 1/3d per mile. Excellent roomy stabling. | Mercury. |
| 1814 | George Hare, Rose & Crown, Kirkgate. | Directory. |
| 1816 | George Hare, Rose & Crown, Kirkgate. Coach to Manchester & Leeds, | Directory. |
| 2.10.1816 | George Hare, Rose & Crown. | New Hey TP |
| 1818 | George Hare, Rose & Crown, Kirkgate. | Directory. |
| 1818 | Trustees of Lockwood to Meltham Turnpike to meet at George Hare’s House. | Act |
| 1819 | George Hare, Chaise hire. | Churchwardens Minutes. |
| 22.1.1820 | Sale at Mr George Hare’s Rose & Crown. | Mercury |
| 11.3.1820 | Notice of death on Monday sennight. Mr Eyre age 79, father of Mr Eyre of Rose & Crown Inn, Huddersfield. | Mercury |
| 1822 | John Booth of Rose & Crown died age 59. | Hudds Grave 73 |
| 1822 | John Booth left Rose & Crown to his widow, Margaret. It was then in the occupation of Mr George Hare. | Will |
| 9.3.1822 | Sale at Mr George Hare’s Rose & Crown. | Mercury. |
| 4.1.1823 | Sale at Mr George Hare’s Rose & Crown. | Mercury. |
| 9.8.1823 | George Hare, Rose & Crown thanks neighbours for exertions in fire at his stables, Monday morning last. Discovered between 1am and 2 am. 6 horses died, 7 saved. He was insured. | Mercury. |
| 3.7.1824 | George Hare, Rose & Crown. | |
| 1828 | George Hare, Rose & Crown. | Recog. |
| 1832 | Hares. | Dispensary. |
| 15.6.1844 | Mr B D Eldridge, Rose & Crown Hotel. | Mercury. |
| 1851 | George Hare, age 72, born Kettleby, Lincolnshire, retired innkeeper, living at 12 Greenhead Road. | Census |
| 1852 | Rose & Crown, Lodge Room [masonic] built over stables. | Hordern. |
| 25.5.1852 | Rose & Crown
being let to Mr Reid. Billiard room. Coachmaking premises in Rose & Crown Yard. |
Ramsden Corr. |
| 1855 | George Hare died age 77. | Hudds Grave 293. |
| 1865 | John Bottomley landlord of Rose & Crown and coach builder. | Carriage Builders. |
| 1884 | Old Rose & Crown premises pulled down. | Hordern |
| ROYAL OAK | ||
| 19.9.1803 | Miles Dyson. | Brewsters. |
| 20.9.1806 | Miles Dyson, Royal Oak. | Brewsters. |
| 14.9.1807 | Miles Dyson, Royal Oak. | Brewsters. |
| By 1818 | Name had been changed to Butchers Arms. |