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Wakefield Index
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Residents at this address
1822/Green Dragon, Benj. Bradley, Westgate/../Baines Directory
1829/Green Dragon, Mary Bradley, Westgate/../Pigots Directory
1834/Old Green Dragon, Benjamin Copley, Westgate/../Pigots Directory
1857/William Harrison, Old Green Dragon, 149 Westgate/../../../Kellys Directory
Wakefield 1886 Alehouse licences
Old Green Dragon, Westgate
West Riding Alehouse Licences has William James Harrison
1891/William J Harrison/Inn Keeper/45/Wakefield, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Elizabeth Harrison/Wife/50/Horsforth, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Edith Grimshaw/Barmaid/21/Horsforth, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Ann Rogerson/Servant/20/Roystone, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Rose A Rubery/Servant/19/Withernsea, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Eleanor Dibman/Servant/30/Withernsea, Yorkshire/Census
1893/130 Westgate, Old Green Dragon, William James Harrison/../../Kellys Directory
West Riding Alehouse Licences has George Tennick Jan 6 1897
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Alfred Wilson July 6 1898
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Fred Firth Aug 30 1899
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Fred Harper March 6 1901
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Emily Harper Aug 27 1902
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Jno Heather Bryant Nov 5 1902
Wakefield 1910 Alehouse licences
Old Green Dragon, Westgate - owned by Greenwood & Son, Bradford and then Leeds & Wakefield Brewery Ltd
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Edwin Budd
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Jane Elizabeth Budd 7 May 1913
West Riding Alehouse Licences has George Bilton 3 March 1915
In 1921 census at 130 Westgate, Wakefield are
George Bilton, Publican, aged 33 years 5 months, and born in Castleford, Yorkshire, the Employer
Eva M Bilton, Wife, Publican Assistant, aged 31 years 10 months, and born in Castleford, Yorkshire
Kate Mason, Mother, aged 66 years, and born in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire
Samuel Bullough, Uncle, Celler Man, aged 68 years 8 months, and born in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire
Emma Fairburn, Servant, aged 23 years 8 months, and born in Kippax, Yorkshire
Annie Fairburn, Servant, aged 17 years 8 months, and born in Kippax, Yorkshire
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Eva Mary Appleyard 2 Jan 1924
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Bertram Atkinson 4 Aug
1927/130 Westgate, Old Green Dragon, Bertram Atkinson/../../Kellys Directory
West Riding Alehouse Licences has John Colledge 5 March 1930
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Job Stringer 4 Nov 1931
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Edmund Birkinshaw 5 Jul
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Martha Hilda Birkenshaw 7 March 1934
West Riding Alehouse Licences has William Gray 4 Oct 1935
West Riding Alehouse Licences has John Richard Brownhill 2 Aug 1939
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Joserph Ellis Kendall 7 may 1954
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Annie Kendall 2 July 1954
My grandparents, Joe & Sally Ratcliffe, took over the public house in 1959 to 1966, it was known as the pub with 2 bells; and the trustee prisoners from the nearby hostel used to visit and grandad rang the bell at 10 mins to 10 to give them time to return to the hostel. *
* Provided by Pete Ratcliffe.