Wakefield Index
Named the Rainbow Inn from at least the 1911 census. It earlier appears to have been the Sun Inn until at least 1857.
A listing of historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Residents at this address
1822/Sun, William Rawling, Wrengate/../Baines Directory
1829/Sun, Joshua Clayton, Wrengate/../Pigots Directory
1834/Sun, Joshua Clayton, Wrengate/../Pigots Directory
1857/Benjamin Johnson, Sun Inn, Warren gate/../../../Kellys Directory
Wakefield 1886 Alehouse licences
Rainbow Inn, Warrengate
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Joseph Fisher
West Riding Alehouse Licences : Aug 10 1887 Joseph Fisherfined 40 shillings and 8 shillings costs for opening outside hours.
1891/Joseph Fisher/Publican/47/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Mary Ann Fisher/Wife/49/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Tom Fisher/Son/25/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Mary Ann Fisher/Daughter/14/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Joseph Fisher/Son/12/Yorkshire/Census
1891/William Fisher/Son/9/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Ad Noakes/Grand Daughter/4/Yorkshire/Census
1891/Kate Murray/Servant/20/Yorkshire/Census
West Riding Alehouse Licences has John Ripley July 6 1892
1893/40 Warrengate, Sun Inn, John Ripley/../../Kellys Directory
West Riding Alehouse Licences has John Connor march 1 1893
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Samuel Cowling Aug 29 1894
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Hy Oxley July 3 1895
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Edwin Hartshorn Aug 26 1896
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Arthur Jno S Swabey Jan 6 1897
West Riding Alehouse Licences has William Hy Brooke March 2 1898
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Alfred Chappel May 4 1898
Wakefield 1910 Alehouse licences
Rainbow Inn, Warrengate - owned by N L Fernandez & Co, Wakefield and later by John Smiths Tadcaster Brewery Co Ltd
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Thomas Roach
West Riding Alehouse Licences has George Taylor 7 Feb 1912
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Eli Fothergill 6 May 1914
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Joseph England 2 jan 1918
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Edward Abercrombie 5 May 1926
1927/40 Warrengate, Rainbow Inn, Edward Abercrombie/../../Kellys Directory
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Thomas Milner Young 3 July 1929
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Sidney Dobson May 1932
West Riding Alehouse Licences has James Newton Jan 1933
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Edith Stansfield 7 Jul 1937
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Tom Ellis 5 Nov 1948
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Thomas Eaton 2 May 1952
West Riding Alehouse Licences has Henry Denison 3 Oct 1952
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