Oddfellows' Lodges
The Oddfellows is fraternal society consisting of lodges and which traces its history to the first half of the 18th Century.
The early Oddfellows lodges split along political lines during Jacobite Risings to form the Order of Patriotic Oddfellows (favouring William III of England) and the Ancient Order of Oddfellows (favouring the House of Stuart) before amalgamating as the politically neutral Grand United Order of Oddfellows[1] in 1798.
In the North of England, the 19th Century saw a number of breakaways from the parent Grand United Order organisation, including the Independent Order of Oddfellows (Manchester Unity) in 1810, the Ancient Noble Order of Oddfellows (Bolton Unity)[2] in 1832, and the National Independent Order of Oddfellows[3] in 1846.
The Huddersfield Unity district branch was affiliated to the Grand United Order and was reportedly formed in 1815.
As was the case with other Friendly Societies, each lodge had a name and a number. In some cases, the name was linked to the meeting place where the lodge was initially formed.
The List of the Lodges Composing the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity (1876) gave the following membership totals for the Manchester Unity lodges in the area:
- Clayton West — 1,398 members in 8 lodges
- Holmfirth — 1,006 members in 9 lodges
- Holthead — 517 members in 3 lodges
- Huddersfield — 2,015 members in 14 lodges
- Kirkburton — 590 members in 4 lodges
- Penistone — 272 members in 3 lodges
Local Lodges
The following is an attempt to compile a list of the lodges in the Huddersfield area, based on local newspaper reports:
Lodge No. | Lodge Name | Locality | Affiliation | Formed | Meeting Places |
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173 | Achieved | Longroyd Bridge | Bolton Unity | 1846 | Nag's Head and Electricians Hotel |
354 | Albion | Honley | Manchester Unity | 1829 | Coach and Horses Inn |
Band of Hope | Stalybridge | ? | Fleece Inn | ||
435 | Beaumont | Kirkheaton | Manchester Unity | 1831 | Spangled Bull Inn |
573 | Benevolence | Longroyd Bridge | Grand United | Albion Inn | |
1691 | Beulah | Shepley | Manchester Unity | 1839 | Stag's Head |
4415 | Blooming Rose | Stalybridge | Manchester Unity | 1852 | Mechanics' Arms |
550 | Bond of Friendship | Lockwood | Huddersfield Unity | 1841 | Swan Inn |
1083 | Bonny English Rose | Lockwood | Huddersfield Unity | 1850 | Victoria Hotel |
272 | Britons Glory | Hillhouse | Bolton Unity | Harp Inn and Thornhill Arms | |
128 | Cawthorne | Clayton West | Manchester Unity | 1824 | Jolly Sailors Inn |
2416 | Children of Israel | Holmfirth | Manchester Unity | 1840 | Royal Oak and Albert Hotel |
287 | Commercial Freedom | Dalton | Bolton Unity | Junction Hotel | |
675 | Conquering Hero | Huddersfield | Grand United | 1841 or 1844 | Plough Inn |
Cornwallis | Huddersfield | Manchester Unity | 1830 | Swan With Two Necks | |
46 | Cornwallis | Moldgreen | Manchester Unity | 1825 | Commercial Inn & Kings Arms Inn |
429 | Dartmouth | Almondbury | Manchester Unity | 1830 | Woolpack Inn |
Earl of Dartmouth | Slaithwaite | independent | Shoulder of Mutton Inn | ||
698 | Economist | Huddersfield? | Grand United | 1845 | |
185 | Economy | Hillhouse | Bolton Unity | 1839 | Fox and Grapes Inn and Fitzwilliam Hotel |
597 | Faith | Huddersfield | Bolton Unity | Hope and Charity | |
182 | Fidelity | Huddersfield | Bolton Unity | 1850 | Vulcan Inn |
499 | Friendly Call | Netherton | Manchester Unity | 1831 | Fleece Inn, Rose and Crown Inn, Commercial Inn, and Oddfellows' Hall |
446 | Friendly Drop | Heckmondwike | Manchester Unity | 1830 | Blanket Hall |
1221 | Friendly Refuge | Holmfirth | Grand United | 1858 | Shoulder of Mutton Inn |
1207 | Friendship | Meltham Mills | Manchester Unity | 1837 | Friendship Inn and Oddfellows' Lodge Room |
241 | Friendship | Huddersfield | Bolton Unity | 1852 | Albion Hotel and Albert Hotel |
27 | Friendship | Saddleworth | Manchester Unity | Commercial Inn | |
5381 | Friendship | Huddersfield | Manchester Unity | 1866 | Royal Oak Hotel |
720 | Friendship's Protection | Cleckheaton | Manchester Unity | 1833 | Pack Horse Inn |
655 | Fruitful Vine | Huddersfield | Grand United | 1843 or 1844 | Grey Horse Inn and Clothiers Arms Inn |
Garibaldi | Lindley | National Independent | Friendly Inn | ||
589 | Good Intent | Emley | Manchester Unity | 1832 | Oddfellows' Old House |
Good Samaritan | Lindley | Manchester Unity | 1829 or 1853[4] | Red Lion Inn and Saddle Inn | |
Good Samaritan | Lindley | National Independent | Saddle Inn | ||
543 | Good Samaritan | Lepton | Manchester Unity | 1831 | White Horse Inn |
698 | Good Samaritan | Upperthong | Manchester Unity | 1833 | George and Dragon Inn and Royal Oak |
94 | Grand Union | Huddersfield | Grand United | 1824 | Zetland Hotel |
792 | Harmonic Revived | Kirkheaton | Manchester Unity | 1833 | Spinners Arms |
784 | Harmonium | Lindley | National Independent | 1870 | New Inn |
Heart of Honesty | Huddersfield | National Independent | White Hart Inn | ||
813 | Hill of Glory | Shelley | Manchester Unity | 1834 | Commercial Inn |
204 | Honesty | Moldgreen | Bolton Unity | 1850 | Navigation Tavern and Staff of Life |
745 | Hope | Huddersfield | Grand United | 1845 | Pack Horse Hotel and Globe Hotel |
864 | Hope | Penistone | Manchester Unity | 1834 | White Hart |
138 | Hospitality | Holthead | Manchester Unity | 1823 | Dyers Arms |
1081 | Invitation | Huddersfield | Manchester Unity | 1836 | Wheat Sheaf, Ramsden Arms Hotel, Grey Horse Inn, and Albion Hotel |
544 | Jacob's Tent | Honley | Grand United | Waggon and Horses Inn | |
746 | Jacob's Tent | Honley | Grand United | Waggon and Horses Inn | |
1061 | Lily of the Valley | Crosland Moor | National Independent | 1883 | Junction Hotel |
2799 | Lily of the Valley | Stocksmoor | Manchester Unity | 1860 | Clothiers Arms |
3446 | Lily of the Valley | Scissett | Manchester Unity | 1843 | Crown Inn |
358 | Lily of the Valley | Armitage Bridge | Manchester Unity | 1829 | Black Bull Hotel |
954 | Lily of the Valley | Huddersfield | Huddersfield Unity | 1849 | Fleece Inn |
748 | Lord Viscount Milton | Denby Dale | Manchester Unity | 1833 | White Hart Inn |
736 | Mount Ararat | Holmfirth | Grand United | 1845 | Rising Sun Inn |
Mount Pleasant | Stalybridge | ? | 1830 | Albion Inn | |
Mount Zion | Lindley | National Independent | Albion | ||
256 | Napier | Huddersfield | Bolton Unity | 1854 | Old Hat Inn |
750 | New Creation | Huddersfield | Huddersfield Unity | Albion Hotel | |
230 | New Year | Meltham | Manchester Unity | 1827 | |
4826 | Offspring of the Loyal Hope | Thurlestone | Manchester Unity | 1849 | Blacksmiths' Arms |
443 | Peace and Progress | Huddersfield | National Independent | 1851 | Old Hat Inn |
4960 | Peaceful Home | Holmfirth | Manchester Unity | 1861 | Waggon and Horses Inn and Crown Hotel |
1765 | Perseverance | Huddersfield | Manchester Unity | 1840 | Green Dragon Inn and Crown Hotel |
409 | Perseverance | Huddersfield | National Independent | 1858 | Saracen's Head Inn |
215 | Philanthropic | Huddersfield? | Bolton Unity | 1851? | Kayes Arms Inn |
574 | Philanthropist | Moldgreen | Grand United | Green Cross Inn | |
Poor Man's Temperance Refuge | Kirkheaton | National Independent | 1868 | Fox and Hounds Inn | |
Primrose | Primrose Hill | National Independent | 1871 | Primrose Inn | |
229 | Progressive Friendship | Huddersfield | National Independent | Crown Hotel and Plumbers Hotel | |
728 | Properous | Kirkburton | Grand United (Leeds Unity) | Grapes Inn and Rose and Crown Inn | |
189 | Prosper | Honley | Bolton Unity | 1850 | Wheatsheaf Inn |
208 | Prosperity | Huddersfield | Bolton Unity | Boy and Barrel Inn | |
707 | Prosperity | Longwood | Grand United | Rose and Crown Inn | |
299 | Queen of the Valley | Huddersfield | Bolton Unity | 1859 | Wharf Inn and Friendly Trade Societies' Club |
9 | Queen of the Valley | Huddersfield | Huddersfield Unity? | Friendly Trade Societies' Club | |
232 | Redemption | Marsden | Manchester Unity | 1827 | New Inn |
461 | Richmond | Huddersfield | Bolton Unity | 1866 | Richmond Inn and Boy and Barrel Inn |
243 | Robert Burns | Clayton West | Manchester Unity | 1827 or 1833 | Commercial Inn |
254 | Rose and Shamrock | Huddersfield | Bolton Unity | Spotted Cow Inn | |
5169 | Rose of Denmark | Milnsbridge | Manchester Unity | 1863 | Horse and Groom |
Rose of Sharon | Elland | National Independent | Fleece Inn | ||
1060 | Royal George | Holmfirth | Grand United | 1852 | Friendship Inn |
5656 | Son of Redemption | Marsden | Manchester Unity | 1869 | New Inn and Railway Hotel |
4905 | Spring of Industry | Kirkburton | Manchester Unity | 1860 | Spring Grove Tavern |
286 | Standard of Freedom | Lockwood | National Independent | Shoulder of Mutton Inn | |
1384 | Star of Providence | New Mill | Manchester Unity | 1838 | Shoulder of Mutton Inn |
738 | Star of Providence | Thongsbridge | Grand United | 1866 | Royal Oak |
675 | Stranger's Refuge | Huddersfield | Manchester Unity | 1847 | White Horse Inn and Albion Hotel |
74 | Stranger's Refuge | Lockwood | National Independent | 1832 | Red Lion Inn |
263 | Tradesmen | Lindley | Bolton Unity | 1856 | Bay Horse Inn |
767 | True Brothers | Mirfield | Manchester Unity | 1832 | Oddfellows' Hall |
1 | Truth and Sincerity | Huddersfield? | National Independent | 1833 | Fox and Grapes Inn |
399 | Union | Shepley | Bolton Unity | Black Bull Inn | |
844 | United Brotherhood | Paddock | Huddersfield Unity | 1845 | Angel Inn |
282 | Unity and Economy | Huddersfield | Huddersfield Unity | 1833 | Bull's Head Inn |
156 | Unity and Peace | Deighton | Grand United | 1829 | Woolpack |
Valley of Prosperity | Kirkburton | Bolton Unity | Spring Grove Tavern | ||
Victoria | Dobcross, Saddleworth | Manchester Unity | King's Head Inn | ||
Victoria | Lepton | Grand United | 1839 | White Horse Inn | |
395 | Victory | Huddersfield | Manchester Unity | 1816 | New Inn and Albert Hotel |
244 | Village Pride | Paddock | National Independent | 1846 | Angel Inn and Farmer Boy Inn |
353 | Weavers' Glory | Skelmanthorpe | Manchester Unity | 1827 or 1830 | Globe Inn |
447 | Well of Salvation | Kirkburton | Manchester Unity | 1830 | Royal Hotel and George Inn |
15 | Wellington | Huddersfield | Manchester Unity | 1815 | Wellington Inn and Swan With Two Necks |
6 | Wellington | Huddersfield | National Independent | 1815 | Plough Inn |
178 | Western Star | Huddersfield | Bolton Unity | Mitre Inn | |
416 | Who Could Have Thought It | Huddersfield | Huddersfield Unity | 1838 | Cross Keys Inn and Albion Hotel |
462 | William the Fourth | Holmbridge | Manchester Unity | 1830 | New Inn |
245 | Yorkshire Delight | Sheepridge | Grand United | 1833 | Butchers Arms |
204 | Yorkshireman | Holmfirth | Manchester Unity | 1825 | White Hart Inn |
4357 | Youthful Hope | Penistone | Manchester Unity | 1850 | Spread Eagle Inn |
158 | ? | Lindley | Bolton Unity | Cavalry Arms Inn, Bay Horse Inn, and Royal Hotel | |
277 | ? | Cowcliffe | Bolton Unity | ||
307 | ? | Cleckheaton | Bolton Unity | ||
340 | ? | Mirfield | Bolton Unity | ||
360 | ? | Milnsbridge | Bolton Unity | ||
832 | ? | Honley | Ancient Order of United Oddfellows? | Wheat Sheaf Inn |
Notes
- A question mark denotes an unknown value or a degree of uncertainty.
- In a small number of cases, just one reference to a lodge was found and it gave only partial information.
Extant Lodges
The following are the known surviving local lodges:
- Victory (No. 395) now meets at Cowlersley, Huddersfield (web site)
- Stranger's Refuge (No. 675) now meets at the Elephant & Castle Inn, Holmfirth (web site)
Oddfellows' Halls
The Oddfellows built several meeting halls in the district, including:
- Clayton West (opened 6 July 1850)[5]
- Meltham (opened 12 April 1852)
- Netherton (opened 26 December 1855)
- Uppermill, Saddleworth
Oddfellows' Arms
A number of beerhouses, public houses and inns were meeting places of the Oddfellows and named accordingly:
- Austonley: Oddfellows Arms, Flush House Lane
- Clayton West: Oddfellows Arms
- Flockton Moor: Oddfellows Arms
- Huddersfield: Oddfellows Arms, Castlegate
- Meltham: Oddfellows Arms, Thick Hollins
- South Crosland: Oddfellows Arms, Meltham Road (later the Big Valley Hotel)