In 1901 Joshua and James Helliwell sold a plot of land to Thomas Ramsden and Sons Limited who ran a Brewery in Halifax. They built the Woodman which was opened in 1902. The Woodman was on spring water with a well in the cellar (story has it that a beer barrel fell down the well and is still there!).
By the 50's the inn was divided into a dining room and kitchen, a bar, a singing room, a tap-room and a snug. It also had large concert room upstairs used for dances and weddings. The Woodman had only TV in Charlestown; everyone came to see the coronation in 1953 with chicken soup and sandwiches provided.
Here's an advertising card for the Woodman circa 1950:
The last Owner was Jim who ran the Woodman until it closed in 2000. The upstairs function room was used for Buffalo meetings (a cross between the rotary and a friendly society). In the 1990s there was a successful demonstration against the introduction of striptease nights.
Pretty battered place, the floors falling through in some areas here, I didn't hear Birdmans warning and half fell into the beer cellar below! Visited with Birdman Whistle.
Thanks for looking.
By the 50's the inn was divided into a dining room and kitchen, a bar, a singing room, a tap-room and a snug. It also had large concert room upstairs used for dances and weddings. The Woodman had only TV in Charlestown; everyone came to see the coronation in 1953 with chicken soup and sandwiches provided.
Here's an advertising card for the Woodman circa 1950:
The last Owner was Jim who ran the Woodman until it closed in 2000. The upstairs function room was used for Buffalo meetings (a cross between the rotary and a friendly society). In the 1990s there was a successful demonstration against the introduction of striptease nights.
Pretty battered place, the floors falling through in some areas here, I didn't hear Birdmans warning and half fell into the beer cellar below! Visited with Birdman Whistle.
Thanks for looking.
