| Title | The Drop Inn |
| Date | Undated |
| Location | Guiseley |
| Photo ID | A360 |
| Comment | This image is from a newspaper article which states that the Inn has stood in Guiseley Town Street for over 400 years. In “Round and About Aireborough, Volume 11” by Martin Rigg, a slightly different photo is published with the information that an ancient dwelling house had been lived in by the Smith family who were clothiers in Guiseley from 1781. Around 1909/10 there is evidence that this house was demolished and another built on the site. In 1816 a Thomas Walsh rented the property and bought it the following year. The 1837 Tithe map shows Simon Hartley as the owner occupier with a James Walsh living in a property to the rear. It has definitely been a public house since 1870 when William Popplewell was the landlord. It was demolished in 1969 and a new Drop Inn built on the same spot, this has now been demolished and houses are being erected on the site. (January 2013) |
L39 – The Drop Inn, Undated.
The Drop Inn – Undated
The Old Drop Inn was situated on Town Street, it was replaced by a new building which in turn has been demolished.
Housing is being built on the site (December 2012)
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Side view of the Inn on Town Street, there is a hanging sign for Tetley’s ales.
FB375 – The Drop Inn, Undated.
The Drop Inn – Undated
Public House which was located on Town Street, this building was demolished another another erected on almost the same site.
This too has recently been pulled down and homes have been built on the site. (August 2013)
Another Public House in the vicinity was the Slip Inn, in the 1880s, it stood at the end of Grove Terrace towards the bottom of the Green, a 3 storey building.
It overlooked a passage which led to “Bandy Jack’s” field or the Rope Walk, “band” in this instance meaning rope or string.
“Bandy Jack”, real name Jack Riley, had a workshop behind the shops at the bottom of the Green where he made ropes, the fibres for ropemaking would be laid out in straight lines before they were twisted together, this gave rise to the name of the field.
I422 – The Drop Inn, Undated.
The Drop Inn – Undated
Two blurred images of the old Drop Inn which was demolished in 1969. A new inn of the same name was built on the site, that too has now gone and houses are on the site.
I423 – The Drop Inn, Undated.
The Drop Inn – Undated
As above.
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The Drop Inn – Undated
The old Drop Inn on Town Street.
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The Drop Inn – 1969
Two images of the construction of the Drop Inn on Town Street, it was the 2nd public house of the same name to be built on the site.
It has since been demolished (May 2015).
J467 – The Drop Inn, 1969.
The Drop Inn – 1969
As above.
I421 – The Drop Inn, 1978.
The Drop Inn – 1978
Located on Town Street, this Inn has now been demolished and houses built on the site.
FBA079 – The Drop Inn, 1997.
The Drop Inn – 1997
Located on Town Street, this public house replaced an older one of the same name.
It too has now been demolished and replaced by houses (December 2013).
FBA080 – The Drop Inn, 1997.
The Drop Inn – 1997
Looking across the car park to the Drop Inn, Town Street is on the right.
Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 01 April 2022.
Last updated: 04 April 2022.
