The opening of the new Hole in the Wall in 1899. This replaced an earlier Inn which had been demolished a few years earlier and temperance groups unsuccessfully fought to prevent it being replaced.
The Cross In Hepstonstall was built in 1617 on the site of an older hostelry. The Grade 2 listed building has also been known as the Union Cross. The facade on Town Gate is from the Victorian era.
The man in the photo is the Landlord. His name is Lummas Lumb. Former Landlord of Royal Oak, Mytholmroyd. Great-Grandfather of Max Sunderland. The lady may be Lummas's daughter, Ethel ,who would have been living there too.
Sign reads: "Ye Bowmen and ye Archers good, Come in and drink with Robin Hood. If Robin to that fate has gone, Then take a glass with Little John" 1834 A.D.