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View this post on Instagram Jacobs Beer House, formerly Jacob's Well is one of the oldest pubs remaining in Bradford selling beer from 1830 (according to police register) and gave its name to the surrounding area. The owner took advantage of the 1830 Beerhouse Act of parliament which allowed beer to be brewed and sold without needing a licence from the local magistrate with only an annual payment of two guineas (around £240 today). The aim of the Act was to increase competition and lower beer prices, weening the population off more alcoholic drinks such as gin. Originally in a row of back-to-back cottages the pub was formed by first knocking through and then taking over the next door house. Most of the nearby cottages were replaced by warehouses in the 1880s. By the time a subsequent Act brought back licensing controls in 1869 there were atound 460 beerhouses vs 140 fully licensed pubs. The well was in the cellar and water was sold for a penny a bucket {disputed), it was covered over with concrete in around 1964 when the all the old property around it was demolished leaving it the only property on the street and surrounded by busy roads and concrete buildings. The adjacent 1973 Jacobs Well council office block was demolished in 2019 #shipleystout #jacobswellinn #jacobswellpub #jacobswellbradford #bradford #publichouse #beerhouse #well #wellspring #waterwell #pub #historicpub #historicbuilding #nineteenthcentury #1830beerhouseact A post shared by John | Exploration and history (@merrytrek) on Jul 20, 2019 at 6:52pm PDT
Jacobs Beer House, formerly Jacob's Well is one of the oldest pubs remaining in Bradford selling beer from 1830 (according to police register) and gave its name to the surrounding area. The owner took advantage of the 1830 Beerhouse Act of parliament which allowed beer to be brewed and sold without needing a licence from the local magistrate with only an annual payment of two guineas (around £240 today). The aim of the Act was to increase competition and lower beer prices, weening the population off more alcoholic drinks such as gin. Originally in a row of back-to-back cottages the pub was formed by first knocking through and then taking over the next door house. Most of the nearby cottages were replaced by warehouses in the 1880s. By the time a subsequent Act brought back licensing controls in 1869 there were atound 460 beerhouses vs 140 fully licensed pubs. The well was in the cellar and water was sold for a penny a bucket {disputed), it was covered over with concrete in around 1964 when the all the old property around it was demolished leaving it the only property on the street and surrounded by busy roads and concrete buildings. The adjacent 1973 Jacobs Well council office block was demolished in 2019 #shipleystout #jacobswellinn #jacobswellpub #jacobswellbradford #bradford #publichouse #beerhouse #well #wellspring #waterwell #pub #historicpub #historicbuilding #nineteenthcentury #1830beerhouseact
A post shared by John | Exploration and history (@merrytrek) on Jul 20, 2019 at 6:52pm PDT
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