FEATHERSTONE'S PUBS
THE BRADLEY ARMS
The Bradley Arms Facebook page says it was established about 1790. It was probably a combined farmhouse/inn like the Lord Nelson at the other end of Church Lane. It was originally the Sun Inn and it is named as such in an 1822 directory. The name was changed to the Bradley Arms when George Bradley bought the Ackton and Featherstone estates in 1865.
A detail from a postcard.
Photo - thebradleyarms.co.uk
Photo - whatpub.com
Photo by Ian S (Geograph) 2012.
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| A personal photo 2019. |
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| A personal photo 2019. |
THE LORD NELSON INN
The earliest reference to a Lord Nelson Inn in North Featherstone is in an 1822 directory. It closed in 1867 and was converted into a house called Nelson Cottage. There were mounting steps outside the inn to make it easier to get on a horse. They can be seen on this photo with them as they were originally, outside the pub doorway. The close up shows they had been used a lot. They were eventually deemed to be a hazard to modern traffic and were removed.
Photo - from a postcard.
Photo - Dr J Gatecliff Collection.
THE SUN INN
The Sun Inn was opened as a beerhouse sometime after the Lord Nelson closed. It was granted a full licence in 1875. It was demolished in 2011 to make way for housing.
Photo - Featherstone Library Collection.
Photo - Bill Henderson (Geograph) 2007.
The site after the inn was demolished and houses built. Google Street View.
THE FEATHERSTONE HOTEL
The Hotel was opened in 1894 by Carter's Knottingley Brewery.
Photo - Bill Henderson (Geograph) 2006.
Photo - Steve Durow
THE RAILWAY HOTEL
The Railway Hotel opened as the Heywood Arms probably when the Wakefield to Goole railway was built in 1848. It is named on an 1849 Ordnance Survey map. It was still the Heywood Arms in 1873 but had changed to the Railway Hotel by 1876.
A large extension with an upstairs function room was built in 1891. The photo of the hotel is by Dr J Gatecliff. The plaque photo is personal.
In 2007 the name was changed to the Last Orders Hotel. Photo - Betty Longbottom (Geograph).
In 2021 the name reverted back to the Railway Hotel. The following four photos are all personal.
THE JUBILEE HOTEL
The Jubilee Hotel was opened by Tadcaster Brewery in 1897. It was
named to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It was closed in
2008 and was converted to independent living space for people with
learning and physical difficulties about 2011.
Photo from a postcard.
Photo from a postcard.
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| A personal photo 1988. |
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| A personal photo 1988. |
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| Photo - Dr J Gatecliff 1994. |
The conversion from a pub was managed leaving the exterior of the building looking much as it had always done. Photo - Google Street View.
