Featherstone and Purston Pubs: Purston Pubs

PURSTON'S PUBS

THE MALT SHOVEL INN

The Malt Shovel Inn is named in an 1822 directory and in another in 1838. It is probably in the 1841 Census but not in 1851. Where it was in Purston is not known.

THE WHITE HOUSE HOTEL

The White House Hotel was originally a private house. It was bought by Charles Raybould, a Featherstone bookmaker, in 1963, and changed into The Rainbow Club. In 1967 it became a public house, and in 1977 it was bought by Samuel Smith's Brewery.

This is a detail from a hand coloured postcard during its days as a private house.

A personal photo 1987.


A personal photo 2019

A personal photo 1987.

THE TRAVELLERS' REST HOTEL

The inn sign says it is a 17th Century Inn. The earliest documentary evidence is it is shown on a map of Purston dated 1810.

Photo from a postcard.

A personal photo 1987.

Photo by Ian S (Geograph) 2014.

A personal photo 2019.


A personal photo 2019.

THE JUNCTION HOTEL

The Junction Hotel's origin was when the Waller family moved into a large house in 1828 and turned it into a beerhouse the next year. It was originally called the New Inn, and received a full licence in 1845. It was still the New Inn in the 1861 Census, but it was named as the Junction Hotel in a court case in 1869. In its early days it had its own brewery. A large extension, complete with clock, was started in 1891 and opened in May 1892. After John Waller's death it was sold to Tetleys in 1913, and the clock was reinstalled at the council offices on Wakefield Road.

The postcard shows the original house at the front, the brewery behind, and extensions at both sides.

A 1960s Frith postcard.

Photo by Stephen Marsh.

A personal photo 1987.

A change of ownership had a new pub sign installed but it faded badly in the sunlight.

A personal photo 2020.

The 2019 Covid-19 pandemic caused the hotel to be closed and it was boarded up to prevent vandalism. In 2021 it was put up for sale by agents Christie and Co. Leeds for £325,000. Permission was given for conversion to a convenience store, and it was sold in 2022.