The Cricketer’s Arms

The Cricketer’s Arms

The Cricketers Arms was built in 1898 and is a traditional red brick late Victorian/Edwardian style building with a timber framed frontage to the third storey. The pub was served by Melbourne Breweries, Leeds until 1960 when Tetley’s bought out Melbourne Brewery...
The corner of Northgate & Tithe Barn Street

The corner of Northgate & Tithe Barn Street

Opposite the church, at the corner of Tithe Barn Street with Northgate, is a group of late 18th Century two-storey brick-built houses with stone slate roofs. The Northgate elevation incorporates a carriage entrance and featured as a corner shop in the film of Stan...
Queen Street

Queen Street

Probably named in honour of Queen Victoria, Queen Street was formerly known as Hodge Lane & Widgery Lane. ‘Boon’s’ public house began life as ‘The Woolpacks Inn’, licensed in 1800. The shop, now called ‘Pinx’ was once a...
No.2 Highfield Road

No.2 Highfield Road

Built on the site of Lidgate Mill (worsted), this was originally the ‘United Counties Bank’, which became a branch of ‘Barclay’s Bank’. For the past 25 years or so it has been various licensed premises before its current incarnation. To...
Twitch Hill

Twitch Hill

It has been suggested Twitch Hill, as in T’Witch Hill, gets it’s name from being the place where witches were executed back in the 17th Century. The last execution for witchcraft in England was in 1684, when Alice Molland was hanged in Exeter. However, as...
No.s 2, 10 & 12 High Street

No.s 2, 10 & 12 High Street

No.2 High Street, now The Beauty Spa, was once the home of Henry Fallas, local builder & stonemason. Henry Fallas & Sons were responsible for some of the finest buildings in Horbury, notably the Town Hall, Library and United Methodist Church (now part of...