ODDFELLOWS ARMS & QUEENS HEAD CAVENDISH STREET
The Oddfellows Arms & The Queen's Head formed a notorious bottleneck at the Cavendish Street junction with Lawkholme Lane. The Oddfellows Arms being on the left and the Queens Head Inn on the right.
In 1899 it was decided to rival nearby North Street and Cavendish Street was a "victim" of planners. The left hand side of the street was demolished.
The Oddfellows Arms was sold to a Halifax Brewery - Ramsden's & Sons, with the condition that they replace it with a much superior hostelry, The Cavendish Hotel being the result.
The Queen's Head Inn was allowed to remain open until The Cavendish was finished - it was then demolished.
Cavendish Street after all this re-building was 22 yards wide
HORSE & JOCKEY - GREENGATE
The Horse & Jockey - Greengate.
This was most likely a beerhouse of very ill repute. John Smith had his licence refused in 1869, because his beerhouse was used by prostitutes.
It was used as a lodging house, and by various businesses in Keighley and after was empty for a number of years.
It was demolished in 1962
The Globe - Corner of Park Lane & Parkwood Street
Ship Inn - West Lane, part of the Bentleys Yorkshire Beers (BYB) brewery chain. closed on 5th April 1969. Good Friday, last licensee’s was Jack and Maureen Beck and the last barman was Mr. Robert Wood. Thank you Loraine for the above information.
The National School later St Andrew's School can be seen in the background.
The Bay Horse Inn Westgate - seen on the left with the lamp
THE ANGEL - TURKEY STREET
The Angel in Turkey Street around 1930. Its upper rooms were used for stage plays during the mid 19th century.
QUEEN STREET ARMS - GRINNING RAT
Queen Street Arms (colloquially the "Grinning Rat") This photograph was taken when The Victorian licensee was Luke Parker - he was also a blacksmith.
The Queens Street Arms also had theatrical connections. When Keighley Thespian Society was formed in 1848, they met at an old beer house belonging to Old Joe Wallbank later to become "The Grinning Rat"
In 1903 the publican was Jabez Wood, who also had theatrical connections having been a manager of the Queens Theatre, which was just around the corner. He was followed by his daughter & son in law.
The inn's nickname seems to have come from a company of theatricals who frequented the pub whilst they were appearing in a production of "The Grinning Rat"
The Queen Street Arms closed for the last time in 1966
The buildings were soon to be demolished for re-development
HARE & HOUNDS - LOW STREET
BRADFORD ARMS - WELLINGTON ST
THE WOOLPACK - SOUTH STREET
The Woolpack - King Street, Keighley
In the White's Directory of 1837
Thos. Dawson, Woolpack, Brick houses
WHITE HORSE - WESLEY PLACE
THE BRIDGE INN - STOCKBRIDGE