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Part of Horsforth since 1868.
A traditional pub with a long story, familiar faces and a place in the neighbourhood.
Call the pubA warm welcome since Good Friday 1868
The Bridge has been serving customers in Horsforth since Good Friday 1868. Our story is one of a traditional pub, homemade food and the people who have looked after it through the years.
Landlords through the ages
The people and dates in our pub's historical record.
- 1868 - 1901
- Bill Wood
- 1901 - 1905
- Tom Fieldhouse
- 1905 - 1911
- Thom Throup
- 1911 - 1927
- George Ratcliffe
- 1927 - 1932
- Harry Hinchcliffe
- 1932 - 1940
- Albert Watson
- 1940 - 1953
- Herbert Giles
- 1953 - 1955
- Jim Alanach
- 1955 - 1971
- John Stacy
- 1971 - 1980
- Ron Smithson
- 1980 - 1989
- Kelvin Kirk
- 1989 - 1995
- Tony Dempsey
- 1995 - 1998
- Christine Newsome
- 1998 - 1999
- Sue Wood
- 1999 - 2000
- Lesley Finnih
- 2000 - 2002
- The Passionate Pub Co
- 2002 - 2008
- Gary & Caroline Slater
- From 2008
- Rachel Jenkinson
From the archive
The Platinum Reward Card Club is part of the pub's past. The original application form is retained below as a historical document. The scheme described in it expired in April 2014.