Robin Hood (Birstall)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.730659, -1.660328 |
| Adm. div. | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Vicinity | NW side of Huddersfield Road, Birstall |
| Type | Public house |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Defunct |
| First Record | 1891 |
Union Street
Union Street - Smithies Lane / Betty Longbottom, 17 Jan. 2009, Creative Commons, via Geograph.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-10-25. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-05.
The long gone Robin Hood on Union Street in Birstall probably existed by 1871. According to census entries there was a beer house there at that time, but it is only referred to as the Robin Hood in the 1891 census. Information on publicans etc. for the years 1871-91 can be found at Pub History.[1]
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-11.
Sources
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXII.6 (1894; surveyed 1888-92)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXII.6 (1908; rev. 1905) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXII.6 (1908; rev. 1905)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXII.6 (1922; rev. 1915)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXII.6 (1942; rev. 1938)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 232 (1854; surveyed 1847-51)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXII.NW (1894; surveyed 1888-92)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXII.NW (1908; rev. 1905) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXII.NW (1908; rev. 1905)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXII.NW (1944; rev. 1938)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXII.NW (1950; rev. 1948).
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Union Street - Smithies Lane / Betty Longbottom, 17 jan. 2009, Creative Commons, via Geograph.
Union Street / Google Earth Street View.
