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If you know Wakefield, you might well be familiar with the ‘Westgate Run’ – a famous pub crawl that at one time look in around 30 pubs along Westgate from Westgate End up to the city centre.
A less well-known fact is that Kirkgate could at one time have given Westgate a run for its money having at least as many pubs, inns and hotels as its better-known rival. This trail highlights just a few of them.
Note that the illustrations on the map have been inspired by old drawings and photographs – which exist mostly in black and white so the colours here may not match those of the actual buildings.
Find out more about the historic pubs of Kirkgate, including some not mentioned here, by visiting the Wakefield Civic Society website.
Download the full PDF map leaflet.
Published by Wakefield Civic Society.
Text: Kevin Trickett MBE, based on research by Phil and Kev Grundy.