We are greatful to an anonymous contributor to our blog on 26 July 2026 pointing out that the photographs originally attributed to the White Horse Hotel, East Ardsley were incorrect. After further research we confirm that the photographs were of the White Horse Inn, Baghill Green, West Ardsley they have now been added to the entry for that pub.
If anyone has any photographs of the White Horse Hotel we would be greatful for copies.
| Name | White Horse Hotel |
| Address | Junction of Fall Lane and Cave Lane, East Ardsley |
| Built | ? |
| Closed | Yes |
| Demolished | Yes |
| Robinson 1905 listed as a beerhouse. Licensee 1905 – John Bedford. Comments on 7 & 8 June 2026 from Mike Lee; "My parents kept the White Horse in East Ardsley in the 1950's. It was located at the junction of Fall Lane and Cave Lane. It was a solidly built building with stables, bowling green and a football pitch. It had been on the site of an earlier pub, the Pegasus, and was still locally known as the "Peg". It has since been demolished to make way for housing. My father , who was called, Walter Lee, took up the tenancy in 1953 and left in the early 1960's. I don't have any photographs. I mentioned ealier that the pub was built on the site of a former pub, the Pegasus. I don't know of any documentary evidence of its existence but it was well known locally as evidenced by the White Horse being known as the 'Peg' as late as the 1950's. I've looked at old maps and the 252 OS map, revised in 1905, shows a building footprint as I remember it but the 1892 map shows a different shape. So I guess the change from Pegasus to the Ehite Horse happened between tese dates. The later map identifies the area used as a football pitch in the 1950's as a cricket field complete with pavilion! In the 1950's the pub was tied to and probably owned by Bentley's Yorkshire Brewery (BYB)."
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I'm puzzled by this entry. My parents kept the White Horse in East Ardsley in the 1950s. It was located at the junction of Fall Lane and Cave Lane. It was a solidly built building with stables, bowling green and a football pitch. It had been built on the site of an earlier pub, the Pegasus, and was still known locally as the "Peg". It has since been demolished to make way for housing.
ReplyDeleteMike Lee mikelee@mikelee.co.uk
Further to my earlier comment, there is a Baghill Green in Tingley and I don't remember one in Main Street, East Ardsley.
ReplyDeleteMike Lee mikelee@mikelee.co.uk
Just to be clear, the above photographs are not of the White Horse in East Ardsley. They are probably of the one in Tingley.
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