The Saxon Font in Our Bottom Bar: A Mystery Unearthed
If you’ve ever had a drink down in the bottom bar, chances are your pint has rested somewhere near a rather hefty piece of carved gritstone that looks like it belongs in an...
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The Oak Beam in the Bottom Bar: Spanish Armada or a Very Good Story?
Grandma Betty told a good tale and the more she supped the profits the better those tales became, people would just visit to see her. One that really stands out though is the...
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The Man Behind the First Name in Our Ledger: Introducing John Hirstwood
No, cameras weren't invented in 1754 however if they were, we reckon our first recorded landlord John Hirstwood looked something like this...
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Pulling Pints, Family Ties, and the Road to Ripponden
If you spend enough time leaning on the timber of an old pub, you quickly realise that hospitality isn’t just a trade you pick up out of convenience; it’s something baked right...
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Family owned and family run for five generations
People often ask us what it feels like to run a pub that’s stood here since 1307. The truth is, these 700-year-old stone walls have seen every kind of weather, every historic...
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The Building's Protected History Explained (Grade II Listing)
If you have ever had to duck your head walking through our doorways or noticed that no two floorboards in the dining room run truly level, you have experienced our Grade II...
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