Pubs and Ale Houses

EXISTING

T' Cat i'th'well

Saltonstall. Opened 1834

The Lord Nelson

At the very heart of the village, adjacent to St Mary’s Church, a 17th Century coaching house.
The 1634 datestone over the door of the pub recalls its origin as a private house, known as Newhouse. It did not become an alehouse until the middle of the 18th century when it was called the White Swan.

In 1743, John Pachett legitimised his rights to water from a spring at the rear of the inn by acquiring a 99 year lease. His will in 1745 mentions brewing vessels in use.

Gregory Pachett rebuilt the inn in stone and his initials form part of the hoodmould labels above the first floor window.

It's name was changed to The Lord Nelson after The Battle of Trafalgar (1805). It contained a library, established in 1776 which had 1,000 books.

The pub was a favourite of Branwell Brontë, the only brother of Charlotte, Emily and Anne, during his time as a clerk on the Leeds and Manchester Railway in charge of Luddenden Foot Station.

Past and Present Licencees

Period	Licencee
1910 - 1916	Thomas Riley
1916 - 1927	Frank Murgatroyd
1927 - 1929	Oliver Drake
1929 - 1932	Fred Oakley
1932 - 1934	Ayton Sowden
1934 - 1939	William Shorthouse
1939 - 1944	Joshua Yardley
1945 - 1948	Reginald Fry
1948 - 1955	Arthur Greenwood
1955 - 1958	Douglas Jagger
1958 - 1961	Douglas Mason
1961 - 1965	G. Kenneth Young
1965 - 1968	Newton Pollard
1968 - 1969	Robert Thomas
1969 - 1976	George Needham
1976 - 1980	Jack Scroby
1980 - 1981	Peter Adams
1981 - 1985	C. Humphrey Sykes
1985 - 1991	C. Van Southwort
1991 - 1999	Paul and Browen Firth
1999 - ????	Nick Evans
???? - 2014	Debbie Collinge
2014 - present	Daren Wilkinson & Jessica Grunewald

LOST

The Abbey Inn

Abbey Lane, Newlands opened 1851, closed 1911 now a private house

The Bridge End Hotel

3 Brook Street Opened 1905, closed 1949 Demolished, it's site is now used as car parking spaces at the 'Bridge end'

The Forresters Arms

Brook Street, Luddenden. Opened in 1860, closed 1939 This was demolished and now is part of a garden on the footpath that runs along Luddenden Brook in the centre of the village.

Goose Nest

Luddenden Dean Possible the building currently known as Goose Green on Catherine House Lane.

The Granby

Now a private house, Granby House on High Street, Luddenden. Opened in 1871, closed 1933

Little Grace's

Luddenden Dean

The Murgatroyd Arms

78 High Street, Luddenden. Opened in 1770, closed in 1939. Now a private house

The Red Lion

Luddendenfoot. This was on the site of the derelict building at the bottom of Luddenden Lane. Later known as The General Rawden and finally The Coach & Horses.

The Rising Sun

Lower Slack, Wainstalls, (1881 Census). This is between Wainstalls school and the old Co-op building and is now a private house.

The Temperance Hotel

Luddenden

The Traveller's Rest

Duke Street This was open from 1861 to 1936 now a private house

The Wolf Inn

High Street Fold, Luddenden Built in 1652, this was one of the oldest buildings in the village, this building was Luddenden Working Men's club from 1880 to 1946. Demolished in the 1950's

Here are four newspaper articles about the building:

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  Wolf Inn (and also Bridge Inn)
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  Wolf Inn prior to demolition
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  Wolf Inn and Beavoir Works
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  Council accepts reponsibility of Inn
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  Wolf Inn offered as gift to Council

Working Mens Clubs

There was one in the former chapel building on High Street near the bottom of Halifax Lane. This building is now residential flats.

There was also another club on the Kershaw estate that was demolished when the current estate was built.

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  Notice of Closure (26/04/1996)
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  General piece about closure of WMCs in the valley (16/07/1994)