Halifax, The Ring o' Bells

The 1820 Settler Correspondence
as preserved in the National Archives, Kew
and edited by Sue Mackay

1820 Settler Places in Britain and Éire

In many cases, particularly in cities like London and Bristol, many buildings with settler ties no longer exist. In such cases I have tried to include historical pictures where possible, and where I have not been able to take pictures myself I have added pictures from www.geograph.co.uk, which can be used under a Creative Commons Licence. Where the photographer’s name appears as a clickable link followed by a CC BY-SA 2.0 reference, the original photo can be viewed together with other photographs of the surrounding area.

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Yorkshire

26th August 2021

Sue Mackay

Halifax, Ring o' Bells Inn and St.John the Baptist Church. The Ring o'Bellsdates from the 15th century and was previously known as the 'Sign of the Church'. The present pub was rebuilt from 1720. There is apparently a passage from the cellar to the church and there is also a gravestone in the cellar. William BENTLEY and Alice CLAPHAM, parents of Francis Parratt BENTLEY were married in St.John the Baptist, as were Mark COCKCROFT and Mary BROADLEY (parents of Charles COCKCROFT), Thomas PEEL and Mary MIDGELY and Jonathan WAINWRIGHT and Elizabeth NICHOLL.
Photo by Sue Mackay.

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