Bingley Old White Horse Inn
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The Old White Horse Inn in Bingley
, West Yorkshire
, England
, is one of the oldest buildings still in use in the town. It was originally constructed as a coaching inn
in the mid-seventeenth century, strategically positioned with Ireland Bridge
on the one side and the Parish church
on the other. The building is an English Grade II listed building and has a significant amount of coaching inn infrastructure surviving including a stable
, barn
and two coach entrances which are located around an inner courtyard
. On each side of the gable are stone lantern
s that denote the former owners Order of Knights of St John of Jerusalem
. There is evidence that a hostelry has been on the site since 1379.
Bingley
Bingley is a market town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, is one of the oldest buildings still in use in the town. It was originally constructed as a coaching inn
Coaching inn
In Europe, from approximately the mid-17th century for a period of about 200 years, the coaching inn, sometimes called a coaching house or staging inn, was a vital part of the inland transport infrastructure, as an inn serving coach travelers...
in the mid-seventeenth century, strategically positioned with Ireland Bridge
Bingley Ireland Bridge
Bingley's Ireland Bridge is a Grade II* listed structure and a historically significant crossing point over the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is now the main route between Bingley & the nearby villages of Harden, Wilsden & Cullingworth...
on the one side and the Parish church
Bingley All Saints parish church
All Saints Church is the Anglican parish church in the town of Bingley, West Yorkshire, England.The history of the church probably dates back to pre-Norman times. It is thought that there might have been a wooden church on this location for many years prior to the Norman conquest, although no...
on the other. The building is an English Grade II listed building and has a significant amount of coaching inn infrastructure surviving including a stable
Stable
A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals...
, barn
Barn
A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment...
and two coach entrances which are located around an inner courtyard
Courtyard
A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky. These areas in inns and public buildings were often the primary meeting places for some purposes, leading to the other meanings of court....
. On each side of the gable are stone lantern
Lantern
A lantern is a portable lighting device or mounted light fixture used to illuminate broad areas. Lanterns may also be used for signaling, as 'torches', or as general light sources outdoors . Low light level varieties are used for decoration. The term "lantern" is also used more generically to...
s that denote the former owners Order of Knights of St John of Jerusalem
Knights Hospitaller
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
. There is evidence that a hostelry has been on the site since 1379.