Warley

The building itself was originally a farmstead, Recently refurbished inside with the iconic mural lovingly restored on the outside. Warley’s Maypole Inn remembers Calderdale’s last maypole. This stood at the junction where the fountain is now located. The inn itself started life as a farmhouse and is one of just two farms that pre-date Warley Village, it was known as The Horns in 1773. It probably acquired its present name when a maypole was erected around 1814 to commemorate Napoleon’s defeat. A newer maypole was erected (not without public opposition) in 1863. It remained a focus of Mayday celebrations from 1864 until around 1888. Deterioration necessitated its removal. The original mural painted many many years ago by a local artist named Geoff Beck, had a bunch of flowers in the same place, but not in the same style as on this photo. The mural was repainted for the first time some years ago and the bunch of flowers was painted out. This is only the second time the mural has been restored.