The Junction Pub
| Address | 1 Baildon Rd. |
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| Postcode | BD17 6AB |
| Building Date | 19th C |
| Built by | Wildman |
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The Junction Pub is at the bottom of Baildon Road at its junction with Otley Road.
The Queens and The Junction
These two Public Houses were built in 19th Century about the same time as the houses in Wood Bottom (now mostly pulled down). The houses were built by families called:- Oddy, Gill, Robinson and Wildman.
- Gill built The Queens Hotel
- Wildman built The Junction Hotel.
A William Gill was a Beer Retailer at Baildon Wood Bottom in 1863.[1]
John Watmough
Golden Wedding
John (licensee from 1905-1921) and Fanny (see 1911 census data below) had 12 children, 11 surviving in 1911. At the time of the 1881 census they lived at 7 Fountain St., Idle with Annie 13, Teddy 11, Beatrice 9, Emily 6, Harry 4 and Clara 1.
Their Golden Wedding was reported on in the Shipley Times and Express 19 Oct 1917
The report mentions that they were both sixty-nine years of age yet the 1911 census lists them as 63 and 61 with 43 years of marriage.
Family Recollections
The report also mentions that John was in the police force - John worked for the police in Sheffield in the early years of their marriage but was severely beaten during a raid on illegal gamblers who apparently operated on the moors in those days. Fanny insisted he found safer employment and instigated the return to Baildon and the taking over of The Junction. The licence for The Junction was apparently in her name.[2] There is one story of a delivering drayman being run over by his cart and he suffering a broken leg which either John or Fanny (not sure which) duly set with him laid out on the table.[3]
Obituary
Shipley Times & Express - November 7th 1919 printed the obituary of John Watmough.
Harold Watmough
During the 1900s Mr Harold Watmough was landlord of the Junction for forty five years, he died suddenly just before his announced (?) retirement and was buried on the day the license lapsed.[4]
Licencees[5]
Please read the page Licencees, sources for information about where a lot of the licencee names and owner names have come from.
1872 to 1955
In the entries between 1888 & 1893 the Register shows that the Licence changed from Beer On to Alehouse
| Licencee | Date | Owner[7] |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hartley | 1872 Aug 30 | William Wildman, Woodbottom, Baildon |
| Ephraim Hartley | 1878 Feb 22 | |
| Thompson Hammond[8] | 1881 Jan 30 | William Wildman, Contractor, Shipley |
| 1896? | Thompson Hammond, Baildon | |
| Emily Harper | 1896 Aug 28? | |
| Thomas William Read | 1897 Dec 3 | Edward Dobson, Auctioneer, Bradford.[9] |
| Edward McGuyan | 1898 Dec 2 | |
| Arthur Procter[10] | 1899 Nov 3 | Wm Hutton, Allerton, Bradford. Arthur Proctor 5 Sept[11] |
| John Barraclough | ? | |
| Samuel Smith Read | 1903 Aug 7 | Hammond's Bradford Brewery Co Ltd, Fountain Brewery, Bradford. |
| Joseph Ed Hundale | 1904 Mar 25 | |
| John Watmough[12] | 1905 Dec 8 | |
| Harold Watmough[13][14] | 1921 Feb 4 | |
| Transferred to Bingley Petty Sessional Division 31 Dec 1955 | ||
| Bill Arnold[15] | -Mar 2010 | |
| Tommy Brown[15] | Mar 2010- | |
Census Data
1881 Census
Dwelling: 1 Junction Inn
Census Place: Baildon, York, England
Source: FHL Film 1342036 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4339 Folio 128 Page 22
| Name | Status | Age | Gender | Birthplace | Relationship | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson HAMMOND | Married | 27 | Male | Eccleshill, Yorks, England | Head | Inn Keeper |
| Margaret HAMMOND | Married | 37 | Female | Micklethwaite, Yorks, England | Wife | |
| Mary Ellen HAMMOND | 3 | Female | Shipley, Yorks, England | Daughter | ||
| Edith HAMMOND | 1 | Female | Baildon, Yorks, England | Daughter | ||
| Hannah SMITH | Unmarried | 27 | Female | Micklethwaite, Yorks, England | Sister | Domestic Servant |
| Sarah SMITH | Unmarried | 29 | Female | Micklethwaite, Yorks, England | Sister | Worsted Weaver |
1901 Census
| Name | Status | Age | Gender | Birthplace | Relationship | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Procter | Married | 26 | Male | Wilsden | Head | Publican |
| Martha A. | Married | 28 | Female | Golcar, Yorks. | Wife | |
| Gladys M. | 2 | Female | Allerton, Yorks | Daughter | ||
| Mary Procter | Widowed | 49 | Female | Allerton, Yorks. | Mother. | |
| Esther Marsh | Unmarried | 32 | Female | Penny(?) Bridge, Lancs. (Penny Bridge is in Cumbria did it move?) | Domestic Servant | |
| Harry Wadsworth, | 45 | Male | Skelmanthorpe, Yorks | Boarder | Worsted Weaver | |
| Frank J. B Fearnley | 31 | Male | Bradford, Yorks. | (?Manager?) Worsted Mill | ||
| Joseph Davidson | 23 | Male | ?Nearton, Bucks | Engineer | ||
| John F Holden | 22 | Male | Bulwell, Notts | Servant | Ostler (Groom) |
1911 Census
1911 Census District 491 Sub-dist Yeadon. Enum Dist 4 Sched 71
| Name | Relationship | Age | Gender | Birthplace | Status | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Watmough | Head | 63 | Male | Hawksworth, Yorkshire | Married | Publican |
| Fanny Watmough | Wife | 61 | Female | Shipley, Yorkshire | Married 43 years 12 children. 11 surviving |
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| Maud Watmough | Daughter | 27 | Female | Shipley, Yorkshire | Single | Assistant in Business |
| Harold Watmough | Son | 21 | Male | Shipley, Yorkshire | Single | Assitant in Business |
| Lilly Watmough | Daughter | 19 | Female | Shipley, Yorkshire | Single | Assistant in Business |
Photos
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The Junction.
26 July 2002 -
The Junction Pub.
7 Sept 2002 -
The Junction Pub.
6 July 2013
References
- ↑ Jones Merchantile Directory of Bradford 1863. P113
- ↑ Not according to the Register of Licenses granted in the Division of Otley
- ↑ Source - Vikktoria Senior, family recollections. Walter Watmough, son of John & Fanny, was the father of Vikktoria's mother-in-law
- ↑ Arthur Edwick notes
- ↑ Licencees, sources
- ↑ Hand written entries in the Register of Licenses granted in the Division of Otley in the West Riding of the County of York
- ↑ Dates for the change in owner are only approximate
- ↑ 1881 census shows Hammond family in residence
- ↑ From the original register it is difficult to tell how long Edward Dobson, auctioneer, was the owner. It appears to be more than a year which seems strange.
- ↑ 1901 census shows Procter family in residence
- ↑ Wm Hutton etc. almost illegible overwriting of Edward Dobson
- ↑ 1911 census shows Watmough family in residence
- ↑ 1911 census shows Harold as John's son.
- ↑ Both John and Harold are mentioned in the Golden Wedding clipping.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 T&A 17th September 2010
