Amongst the photographs donated by Maurice Beresford there are some of the Pine Apple Inn in High Street, part of the original housing on Quarry Hill. The photograph shows a gentleman wearing a bowler hat standing outside the premises. One would presume he was the licensee of that period – Joseph Glendenning.

The photograph aroused my curiosity and I decided to research into the said Joseph Glendenning and the Pine Apple Inn.

The Pine Apple Inn was not strictly an inn but a Beer House, one of those which appeared after the Beerhouse Act of 1830. They were to encourage people to drink beer rather than spirits. Any householder who paid the poor rate could sell beer, ale or porter by purchasing an excise license but did not need justices’ licence as retailers who sold spirits did. They had to promise to give correct measures, maintain good order, to allow no drunkenness or gambling and not to water down the beer. Opening hours differed from the public houses and inns. They could not sell beer before 4.00 in the morning or after 10.00 at night. However, the Act was not universally popular. Many of these Beerhouses sprang up in the back streets of large cities. They were the working class drinking establishments. The Leeds Mercury of 23rd October 1830 said, “We receive from many quarters grievous complaints of the demoralising effects of this Act, which has, by making beer cheap, led to an increase of intoxication”. For an excellent account of the formation, role and layout of Beerhouses see “The Public House in Bradford 1770 – 1970” by Paul Jennings.

The first reference found in the Trade Directories to the Pine Apple Inn is 1871 – quite a while after the Act but there was a lot of activity in High Street in the preceding years. There must have been about 200 dwellings in High Street.

1854	John Swale had a beer house at 120 High Street
1861	William Maxwell had a Beerhouse at no. 2 William Anderson had a Beerhouse at no. 47 Sarah Swale had a Beerhouse at no. 121
1866	William Maxwell was still at no. 2 George Murfin was now at no. 47 Sarah Swale had moved to no. 118
1871	William Maxwell was now at no. 1 John Stewart had started a Beerhouse at no. 32 George Murfin was now at no. 95 Thomas Ackroyd was at no. 97
1871/2	H. Cockshott was at the Brokers Arms at no. 1 J. Stewart was at the Pine Apple Inn at no. 32 George Naylor a fully licensed victullar was at the Hop Pole at no. 51 George Murfin had the Swimmers Arms at no. 95 Thomas Ackroyd had the Lisbon Tavern at no. 97 George Parfitt a full licensed victullar was at the Golden Fleece at no. 103/5
1876	No. 1 was still the Brokers Arms with H. Cockshott No. 32 was still the Pine Apple Inn with John Stewart No. 51 remained the same T. Kidney had the Swimmers Arms at no. 95 No. 97 remained the same The Golden Fleece was still there
1877	Henry Cockshott was still at the Brokers Arms John Stewart was still at the Pine Apple Inn George Naylor is still at the Hop Pole Samuel Stead is now at the Swimmers Arms John Birch is now at the Lisbon Tavern (The fully licensed premises remain throughout the years)
1881	Henry Cockshott at the Brokers Arms John Stewart at the Pine Apple Inn Richard Goodhind at the Hop Pole Matthew Mann at the Swimmers Arms John Birch at the Lisbon Tavern
1891	William Smith is now at the Brokers Arms George Horsfall is at the Pine Apple Inn Walter Ormerod is now at the Hop Pole Terence Tolan is at the Swimmers Arms now 91 High Street George Brewster is at the Lisbon Tavern now 93 High Street
1894	William Smith is still at the Brokers Arms Joseph Glendenning now has the Pine Apple Inn Abraham Castellow is at the Hop Pole now 47 High Street Edward Merritt is now at the Swimmers Arms William Foster is now at the Lisbon Tavern
1901	Fred Ayres is now at the Brokers Arms Joseph Glendenning is still at the Pine Apple Inn Abraham Casterllow is still at the Hop Pole Pat Ivers is now at the Swimmers Arms William Elliott is now at the Lisbon Tavern

 

There are no references to any Beerhouses or public houses in High Street in the 1915 directory. Unfortunately, there is a gap in the YAS-held directories between 1901 and 1915.

On the 1901 Census Joseph Glendenning is at 32 High Street working as a publican from his own home. He is 51 years of age and was born in Leeds. His wife is called Paulina, also 51 years of age and born in Leeds. They employ a domestic servant called Charlotte Walker, aged 17 years of age, and also born in Leeds.

Janet C. Senior, Assistant Librarian