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YORKSHIRE (WEST) - Bradford, Cock & Bottle

National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors Part One

93 Barkerend Road, Bradford, BD3 9AA

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Public Transport: Railway Station: Bradford Forster Square/Interchange

Listed Status: Grade II

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CURRENTLY CLOSED. Corner pub erected during the 1820s and enlarged into an adjoining property during the middle years of the century and elaborately refurbished around 1900 with five rooms. The corner doorway is flanked by large shop-style front windows and leads into a long tap room (now serving as a restaurant) with an elaborately decorated bar back and counter which face substantial fitted seating along the other walls. Additional splendour is created by the extensive use of cut, etched and leaded glass, both in the exterior windows and internal screens which divide the tap room from the rest of the premises. (The screen which formerly separated a tiny jug & bottle from the main bar has been removed).

Access to the rest of the premises is via a separate entrance in Barkerend Road, where a cosy lounge bar contains a second impressive mahogany bar back and counter together with other fine appurtenances. Facing the main entrance is an intimate 'Bradford style' snug whilst a short corridor to the left leads to a second snug : each is similarly furnished with high quality fittings. A concert room of more contemporary style lies beyond.