Events and NEWS
The Golden Lion to be Renamed...THE MILESTONE
One of Ripponden's long standing pubs, the Golden Lion, has been renamed. When the pub reopens after its refurbishment it is going to be called The Milestone.
This of course is due to the Milestone that stands opposite.
We understand that the Milestone was first erected in 1768. Interestingly, at the start of the 2nd world war the letters were chiselled off along with many other stones and signposts, in order to confuse any invading enemy troops or spies.
All our Milestones are at least Grade II listed structures, this one being listed in 1984.
As fans of history we often don't like things to change but at least in this case there is a historical connection to the name.
The Long Chimney
Members may have noticed that we are currently in the process of losing another relic of our industrial past. 'The Long Chimney' at the junction of Rochdale Road and Lower Brockwell Lane between Sowerby Bridge and Triangle is being demolished and is already down to less than half its original height. The chimney got its nickname from the length of the flue bringing the smoke up from Mill House Mill, down in the valley bottom. The mill was established in the late 1780s by the Rawson family and was originally water-powered. A steam engine was installed in the 1840s and the chimney probably dates from then.
Was the Long Chimney pub in Sowerby Bridge named after it, and will the pub now revert to its original name of The New Inn?'
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