Morley Public Houses

Name White Swan Notes See Dartmouth Arms  

  Name White Rose Harvester Address Wide Lane, Morley, LS27 8PL Built 1990’s Closed Yes Demolished No Notes In August 2007, after a refurbishment the White Rose pub was renamed White Rose Harvester. After a refurbishment in approximately 2018 it is now a McDonald's "drive through" and restaurant

  Name White Horse Inn Address Town End, Morley LS27 8AQ Built ? Closed Yes Demolished No Notes F: Baines1830, Robinson 1905. Licensees 1853 – John Barron, 1905 – George Troughton. Brewery owner 1970 – John Smith’s. The pub was located at Townend, an old settlement area of Morley, part of an old road from High Street to Back Lane (now Commercial Street. At right angle s to the pub was an old terrace of housing called Newsome Square, demolished in the 1960's. There was also an older area called the Orchard which included Halstead Square and Wordsworth Square. This above areas of housing area is now a public car park. The Pub closed around 2012 and the premises were converted in to an Italian restaurant.

  Name White Horse Hotel Address Leeds Road, Howdenclough, Morley Built ? Closed Yes Demolished ? Notes Robinson 1905. Licensee 1905 – Sam Fozzard

  Name White Cross Notes See Prospect

 Photo to follow Name Wheatsheaf Inn Address America Moor Lane Built 17 th century Closed Yes Demolished Yes in the 1930s Notes F: P.O. Directory 1861, Robinson 1905. D.Atkinson “The Wheatsheaf dated back to the 17th Century and was probably the location nearby for the murder of the landlord, John Fletcher, by the highwayman Will Nevison which was marked by a stone further along the lane to Howley Hall. The Wheatsheaf had several sports fields around it and at least one amateur rugby team used the inn as its headquarters before the first world war. The pub was demolished in the 1930s.”

  Name Victoria Address Unknown Built ? Closed Yes Demolished ? Notes F: Pigot 1841

  Name Valley Hotel Address 48 Station Road at the junction with Valley Road, Morley Built 1850s Closed Yes Demolished Yes in the 1960s Notes F: P.O. Directory 1861. Built in the 1850s shortly after Morley Low station became operational and it was sometimes used for inquests. Licensee 1905 – Louisa Todd. Source states brewery owner changed from Warwick to John Smith’s. Demolished in the 1960s.

  Name Sycamore Hotel Address 4 High Street, Morley LS27 9AW Built ? Closed Yes Demolished No Notes F: Kelly 1897, Robinson 1905. In 1871 William Wass was the landlord and after his death his wife, Emma Wass took over – 1871 census. By 1891 Emma’s son in law, Henry Hartley was the landlord. Licensee 1905 – David Tetley. Brewery owner 1970 Tetley’s. The pub closed in 2010 and the premises were converted in to apartments

  Name Stump Cross Inn Address Britannia Road, Morley LS27 0DD Built Late 1890s Closed No Demolished No Notes F: Baines 1822. W.Smith 1898 refers to “...a new erection which has supplanted the old original house, in front of which was a stone with a cross in it” which means that the present building was built in the late 1890s. In 1891 Richard Ackroyd, a stonemason, bought the pub from John Dawson. A stone cross here marked the boundary between Morley and Woodkirk for many years. Licensees 1853 – John Dawson, 1905 William Hopkinson. Named on 1854 6” O.S. map. Brewery owner 1970 – Tetley’s

  Name Star and Birch Inn Address Junction of Rein Road and Britannia Road Built ? Closed Yes Demolished Yes Notes Named on the 1854 6” O.S. map

  Name Sportsman Inn Address 14 Hunger Hill, Morley LS27 9AD Built ? Closed Yes  but will reopen on 18 April 2026 Demolished No Notes Robinson 1905 a beerhouse. Formerly the Borough Hotel. Licensee 1905 – Emma Smith. Brewery owner 1970 – BYB. 9 April 2023 Whatpub .com posted on its website that the pub is permanently closed and its future is uncertain.  2 December 2023 the Yorkshire post printed an article "The Sportsman Inn was closed in March after being put up for sale by owners Admiral Taverns despite objections from the then-owners and regular punters.  Leeds City Council has now approved an application from the friends of the Sportsman Inn to turn the pub into an assett of Community Valiue (ACV).  Former manager, David Holmes, said that this ensures that for the next six years the building must remain an asset to the community." 21 July 2025 Leeds Live published an article "David Holmes, 33, along with an old pub regular Steve Hitchcock, have had their £27...

  Name Spinners’ Arms Address Scatcherd Hill, Queen Street, Morley Built ? Closed Yes Demolished Yes Notes Source states: “Located on the garden site which is Dawson Hill proper”

  Name Slip Inn Notes See Borough Arms

  Courtesy of Leodis - David Atkinson Collection Courtesy of Leodis - David Atkinson Collection Name Royal Address 2 Station Road, Morley LS27 8JW Built ? Closed No Demolished No Notes F: P.O. Directory 1861. The pub was used for inquests, the most documented was the one held after the explosion at Morley main colliery on 7 October 1872 when 33 men were killed. One landlord was Ben Fieldhouse JP. Licensee 1905 – John Parratt. Brewery owner 1970 John Smith’s. In 2006 the pub was renamed Last Orders but later it reverted back to the original name of the Royal

  Rock premises now Name Rock Inn Address 2-8 Albert Road, Morley LS27 8JU Built ? Closed Yes approx 2011 Demolished No Notes The Rock Inn was so called because of the steep face behind it, between Station Road, Albert road and Troy road, above which was Morley's first quarry. The spot where the car park was was the site of the Pinder's cottage. A pinder was the name given to a person whose job was to impound stray animals.  Morley Corporation Minutes November 1898 - November 1899, Highways Streets and Sewage Committe Jan 23 1899 (Page 89) stated that a letter was read from Mr W.G. Vickers of Normanton asking permission to rent the land at the Rock Inn for a theatre. Resolved that Mr Vickers be informed that that the Council have decided that the land shall not be let for theatrical purposes. No directory information before 1936 when Mrs Ada Conyers was the landlady. Not known if she was related to Mrs Louise Conyers. Licensee 1905 – John Arthur Sykes. Brewery owner 1970 Tet...

  Name Red Lion Inn Address Station Road, Morley - behind Station Road garage Built ? Closed Yes, 23 December 1909 Demolished No Notes F:Kelly 1897, Robinson 1905 a beerhouse. Licensees: 1905 – Alfred Speight, 1909 – Francis Davidson

  Name Railway Tavern/Inn Notes See Gilroyd Hotel

  Courtesy of Leodis - David Atkinson Collection Courtesy of Leodis - David Atkinson Collection Name Queen Hotel Address Queen27 8DY Built 1870’s Closed No Demolished No Notes Ben Worrall purchased the Alliance Hotel and refreshment rooms and Posting House which was on the present site. He converted the building into a 5 storey pub and in 1879 used the top story as the Victoria Music Hall. Later in the same year he changed the name to Queen Hotel. The top two storeys were later removed resulting in the present building’s size. Licensee 1905 – Charlie Brown. Brewery owner 1970 – John Smith’s

 Prospect Hotel premises now Name Prospect Hotel Address Victoria Road, Morley Built ? Closed Yes Demolished No Notes The Prospect was built on the site of the Old White Cross Inn. The Inn was mentioned in Pigot 1841 W.Smith 1898. It is also shown on the 1854 6” O.S. map: Licensee 1853 – Mary Hartley. It was a house of call for waggoners and described as “ A whitewashed building of considerable size…..It was low and long of one storey with many angles and two bay windows….. Prospect Hotel F: PO directory 1877, Robinson 1905. Licensee 1891 – Charles Brown. In a Morley Advertiser article dated 10 January 1975 it was reported that the Prospect closed in December 1974. Brewery owner in 1970 – Dutton’s. The property was converted to offices in the mid to late 1970s

  Name Prince of Wales Address Queen Street, Morley Built ? Closed Yes Demolished No Notes The property is now residential and for many years was occupied by Mr G Marshall, Funeral Director

  Name Picture House Address 117-117a Queen Street, Morley LS27 8HE Built 1914 Closed No Demolished No Notes The pub opened on 1 December 2014 in the original premises of the Picture House Cinema which opened on 27 February 2014 and closed in 1962. After the date a variety of retail outlets occupied the site

  Name Pheasant Address Junction of Little Lane and Queen Street Built ? Closed Yes Demolished Yes Notes W. Smith 1896 - “..the Pheasant which was recently pulled down in Queen Street and stood on the site at the end of Little Lane where Ainsworth has his jewellers shop.” W. Smith 1898 - “Another ancient public House was the Pheasant which stood at the end of Little Lane on the site where now stands Scales’ boot shop”

  Name Old Malt Shovel Inn Address Chapel Hill, Morley Built 1790s Closed Yes Demolished Yes Notes W. Smith 1898 - The Malt Shovel Inn was formerly located in the Old Fold, Jackson Lane and in the late 1790’s was transferred to the foot of Chapel Hill on the site of the present Conservative club. “Old” was added to the title after the relocation to Chapel hill to show that it was the old original house. F: Baines 1822, Pigot 1841, White 1853. The pub must therefore have closed sometime between 1853 and 1898.