Pudsey Park and the Park Hotel
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1890-1997
Pudsey Park and the Park Hotel
The strange building in Pudsey Park, seen in the old photograph,
was a creditable desire by Pudseys Local Board of Health to retain at
least something of the towns old parsonage when it was demolished
in 1894. The old parsonage stood just to the east of the present
cenotaph. It had been built by Pudsey's famous 17th century puritan
minister, Elkanah Wales and had the date 1647 on its decorative
plasterwork. In 1832 it was replaced by a new parsonage, now
Beckfield Retirement Home. For some years the old parsonage was known
as 'old Sally Forberts' after its tenant. The porch and
windows of the old house were rebuilt in the park as a facade to a
small building intended as a mens' shelter. However, the damp soon
resulted in it being relegated to a lumber room. It was later made
into an aviary but was found inadequate for its new role. There was no
dissension when the decision was made to replace it with a purpose
built aviary seen in the latest picture.
The bulding in the background of both photographs is the Park Hotel.
The New Inn was renamed The Park Hotel around 1906. It had been an
inn for over 75 years. The original two-storeyed house had been built
by Benjamin Farrer, a local yeoman clothier, in 1734. The lintel over
the door still has the lettering F / B E / 1734. In 1833 it was bought
by two brothers called Northrop. It was already an inn and an upper
storey had been added. The brothers subsequently built on the land to
the west of the inn. This is still called Northrop’s Yard.
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