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The Rainbow, 40 Lower Warrengate, Wakefield WF1 1SA

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

In 1871 census at Sun Inn, Warren gate
William Hampshire, Innkeeper, aged 38, and born in Horbury, Yorkshire
Mary Hampshire, Wife, aged 39, and born in Wakefield, Yorkshire
Oliver Hampshire, Son, Assistant, aged 16, and born in Horbury, Yorkshire
Sarah Jane Hampshire, Daughter, aged 12 , and born in Horbury, Yorkshire
Wilfred Hampshire, Son, aged 10, and born in Horbury, Yorkshire
Martha A Hampshire, Daughter, aged 8 , and born in Horbury, Yorkshire

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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