Manor House Street
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1900-1997
Manor House Street
Manor House Street shortly after 1900. The street took its name from Pudseys
manor house which, until 1910, stood immediately behind where the
photographers were standing. On the extreme right of the old photograph
is the old Black Bull with
the vine, the traditional sign that wine was for sale, hanging outside.
This is one of Pudseys oldest inns, probably built by Thomas Bucktin in
1770. Double fronted and three stories high (a 'garret house') it was
similar in design to Pudseys other 18th century inns, the Travellers Rest
at Fartown, the Fulneck Inn and the original Golden Lion. During the 19th
century the Black Bull was host to many Reform Association Annual Dinners.
It was replaced by the present building in about 1955. In the distance is
James Booth's shop. The old buildings behind, previously known as Hammerton
fold, but now called
Booths Yard, have recently been
sympathetically converted into an attractive shopping precinct.
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