Batley pub history index
This is renamed the Magnet Hotel, Wellington street, Batley in 1928.
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Aug 24th 1894, Wellington Inn, Wellington street, owned by R H Sykes & Co Soothill Brewery, licensed to Grimshaw Farrar, Batley Alehouse Licenses
The years earlier, Arthur Chew is at the Old White Bear, Wards Hill
Aug 26th 1898, Wellington Inn, Wellington street, owned by R H Sykes & Co Soothill Brewer, licensed to Arthur Chew, Batley Alehouse License
1901/Bessie H M Chew/Publican, Widow/44/Gomersall, Yorkshire/Census
1901/Harry Chew/Son, Barman/23/Batley, Yorkshire/Census
1901/Willie Chew/Son/5/Batley, Yorkshire/Census
1901/Frances Messenger/Servant/18/Batley, Yorkshire/Census
Wellington Inn, Wellington street, owned by John Smiths Tadcaster Brewery Tadcaster (ground leaseholders 99 years), Batley Alehouse Licenses
Feb 3rd 1905, licensed to Bessie Hannah Maria Chew, Batley Alehouse Licenses
1911/Bessie H M Chew/Hotel Proprietoress, Widow/54/Spen Valley, Yorkshire/Census
1911/Willie Chew/Son, Warehouseman/15/Batley, Yorkshire/Census
Feb 18th 1919 Married John Fox, Batley Alehouse Licenses
Feb 9th 1920, licensed to Willie Chew, Batley Alehouse Licenses
In December 1916, Wilie Chew, a Mill hand living at the Wellington Inn, son of Arthur Chew, a Publican deceased, marries Alice Ramsbottom. at Birstall.
In 1921 census at 7, Wellington Street, Batley, Yorkshire
Willie Chew, Licensed Victualler, aged 25 years 5 months, and born in Batley, Yorkshire, Employer
Alice Chew, Wife, House Hold Duties, aged 24 years 3 months, and born in Birstall, Yorkshire
Bessie Chew, Daughter, aged 3 years 10 months, and born in Birstall, Yorkshire
Joan Chew, Daughter, aged 1 year 11 months, and born in Birstall, Yorkshire
Olga Chew, Daughter, aged 10 days, and born in Birstall, Yorkshire
Laura Crowther, Domestic Servant, aged 14 years 6 months, and born in Yorkshire
My father, Harry Chew , was born in this pub in 1922. *
He had three sisters Joan, Bessie and olga.
My father had been the youngest. William died around 1926 leaving Alice as landlady. She ran the pub for a number of years after he died.
Feb 14th 1927, still licensed to Willie Chew, Batley Alehouse Licenses
1927/Willie Chew/Beer Retailer/../../Kelly�s Directory
In 1928, the owner is Tadcaster Breweries and the license was to Willie Chew; and name changed to Magnet Hotel.
February 1929, Alehouse License to Percy Mallorie Turner.
February 1932, Alehouse License to Edwin Hunt
February 1933, Alehouse License to Harry Smith
February 1938 - 1951, Alehouse License to George Erskine Dolan
* Kindly provided by Susan Shaw