Woodman Inn, Dewsbury Road, Churwell
The pub closed on 26 August 2013, was demolished, redeveloped and now occupied by Starbucks Cafe and a Petrol station
According to R. Dennis:
The Woodman Inn on Dewsbury Road was also known as the Mary McCree, a sign outside proclaimed the jingle:-
This is the Woodman Inn as you can see
But some know it best as Mary McCree
Light refreshments we always keep here
Also good spirits and glass of good beer
As the name implies, this inn would be frequented by forest workers, woodcutters and the like. Extensive forests of oak, beech and birch covered much of Yorkshire in older times.
The premises were rebuilt in the late 1930’s
Reference to the pub appears in F:Baines 1822
Rod Kaye, a pub historian, has provided the following information with reference to Photocopy of Woodman estate and Deed Vol 81 page 1104 year 1924 as the sources:
To let Woodman Inn, Dewsbury Road by Morley Corporation August 1902
Alderman James Marsden on behalf of the Corporation of Morley asked the Bench to pass the plans of alterations to the Woodman Inn - passed August 1902
The Woodman Inn was put up for sale at the Queen Hotel Morley on Monday Eve 23 October 1922. The Woodman took takings of £100 per week in the summer months - the pub was sold for £5,075.
The English Concertina band gave a concert on Sunday Eve 11 July 1926
In the Morley Corporation Minutes Volume 28, November 1922 to November 1923 on page 20 under The Sewage Purification Committee minutes of 23 November 1922 the following entry was recorded:-
It was reported that the sale of the Woodman Inn has now been completed and that the Corporation have received the purchase money from John Henry East, the new landlord of the Woodman. The committee had an interview with him and resolved that the plot of land which formerly formed part of the Woodman Inn estate, containing about 600 sq Yards be sold to him at 3 shillings a yard ------there would be no right or claim for damage arising in connection with the sewage disposal works or smallpox hospital.
The land in front of the inn to be let to Mr Ernest Stones of the Bar House, Dewsbury Road at a rental of £2 per acre and a condition that the land to be ploughed up and is not to be used for rhubarb or as a market garden.
Rod Kaye, a pub historian, has provided the following information about the owners of the pub:
1822 to 18?? J. Whittaker
18?? to 1847 Alice Hemmingway
18?? to 1853 Samuel Marsh
1857 to 1866 William Buckle
1871 to 187? Robert Dyson
187? to 1875 John Minikin
187? to 1877 John Dixon
Rod Kaye, a pub historian, has provided the following information about the licensees of the pub:
1881 to 188? Joseph Lister
1886 to 1898 James Moore (Father)
1898 to 1901 William Henry Moore (Son)
1901 to 1902 John Howard Roystone
1902 to 1905 William Edward Scott
1905 to 1906 Alfred Jeffries
1906 to 1913 James Topham
1913 to 1922 John William Briggs (Had White Horse Morley)
1922 to 1923 Doris W. Briggs
1923 to 1924 John Henry East
1924 to 1930 John Percival Bretherick
1930 to 1966 Claude Pocklington
1966 to 1970 Edna Pocklington (Widow)
1970 to 1975/77/79/80/83/86 Bernard Stringer
1988 to 1974 Edward Moxon
199? to 1997 Deborah & Kevin Lancaster
1999 to 199? Andrew G. Pearson
199? to 2000/01 Kevin & Karen Kingswell
Details from The Borough of Morley’s kRegister of Justices Licences for the sale of intoxicating liquor, Publicans No 23 detailing transfer of licences at the Commercial Inn since 1893:
Holder of Licence Date Transferred to Name and Addresses of Registered Owner
** Please note the date for the transfer from John Henry East to J. P. Bretherick is how it appears in the register
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