Grey Horse Inn

Located at Common Side, exact address not known but suspected to be very near to the junction of Church Road as indicated on the map below. Ceased trading in 1917.

7 Apr 1861 - Census entry - Beer House, 680 & 681 Roberttown. Premises not named but evidence suggests it was here.
George TORDOFF  Head  M  29  Coal dealer & Beer house keeper  Liversedge
Hannah TORDOFF  Wife  M  30
Fanny TORDOFF  Dau  2

23 Aug 1861 - Property Auction - Held at the Grey Horse Inn, Roberttown, house of George Tordoff. One lot is a substantially built messuage or Beer House, called the Grey Horse, containing long room, lodge room over the same, kitchen, parlour and bedrooms, now in the occupation of George Tordoff.

23 Aug 1869 - Brewster Sessions - Annual session for the granting and renewal of licences was held at Dewsbury. It being the first session in which the new Wine and Beer Act was put in force. The licence for Henry Tordoff of the Grey Horse, Commonside was granted without any objection.

2 Apr 1871 - Census entry - Grey Horse, Roberttown
Joseph HAMMOND  Head  M  44  Labourer  Liversedge
Hannah HAMMOND  Wife  M  33
Jim? HAMMOND  Son  13  Scholar
(NB - Joseph Hammond was the son of William Hammond, an early landlord of the White Hart at Hightown)

26 Aug 1872 - Brewster Sessions - It was reported that a number of premises in the district were not of a sufficient rateable value and had to be brought up to the standard. One of these being the Grey Horse, Roberttown, house of Joseph Hammond.

7 Jan 1878 - Licence Transfer - Premises not named but evidence suggests it was here. From Joseph Hammond to John Maltas.

3 Apr 1881 - Census - Grey Horse (beer house). John Maltas, a cordwainer, was residing here with his family.

28 Feb 1887 - Court Case - Joseph Crowther convicted of selling outside of permitted hours. Fined £1 and costs.

13 Apr 1889 - Property Sale - By private treaty, six stone built cottages adjoining the Grey Horse, Roberttown: all well tenanted. Apply to William Marsden of Staincliffe.

21 May 1889 - Court Case - Joseph Crowther, landlord of the Grey Horse, Roberttown appeared at court as a "reluctant" witness. He was the victim of the theft of several  sovereigns from his pocket whilst he was in company, for several hours, with a known prostitute in Bradford.

7 Jul 1890 - Licence Transfer - Grey Horse, Roberttown. From Joseph Crowther to Hannah Crowther.

5 Apr 1891 - Census - Grey Horse Inn, Common Side. Innkeeper  recorded as the widow Hannah Crowther.

7 Nov 1892 - Licence Transfer - Grey Horse, Roberttown. From Hannah Crowther to Jonathan Fawcett Crowther.

2 May 1898 - Licence Transfer - Grey Horse, Roberttown. From Jonathan Fawcett Crowther to Hartley Charlesworth.

31 Mar 1901 - Census - Grey Horse Inn, Common Side. Publican recorded as Hartley Charlesworth & family. He was also a bootmaker.

29 Jul 1904 - Court Case - Hartley Charlesworth convicted of permitting drunkenness in his house. Fined £2 and costs.

2 Apr 1906 - Licence Transfer - Grey Horse Inn, Roberttown. From Hartley Charlesworth to Fred Boothroyd.

5 Oct 1908 - Licence Transfer - Grey Horse Inn, Roberttown. From Fred Boothroyd to John William Cockerill Tillson.

7 Jun 1909 - Licence Transfer - Grey Horse Inn, Roberttown. From John William Cockerill Tillson to Wallace Storey.

2 Apr 1911 - Census entry - Grey Horse Inn, Roberttown
Wallace STOREY  Head  M  34  Innkeeper  Yaxley, Hunts
Alice M STOREY  Wife  M  24  Whitich?, Leics
Fred STOREY  Son  4  Bradford
Alice STOREY  Dau  2  Roberttown

5 Mar 1917 - Licence Renewal - Refused and referred to the Compensation Authority.

30 May 1917 - Compensation Authority - A number of cases were held regarding matters referred to to the committee on the ground of non-necessity. One of these was the Grey Horse Inn, Roberttown. There was no objection and the licence was was refused.

15 Dec 1917 - Compensation Authority - Compensation paid and house closed on this date.