Lister Arms, Joseph Lister, and West Yorkshire Road Car Company black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: The Lister Arms. These licensed premises were built on part of the site of the West Yorkshire Road Car Company depot, demolished in the 1980s. They are named after the Lister Arms, which stood diagonally opposite, trading until 1989. The original inn opened in 1825 as the New Inn but it soon became known as the Lister Arms its first tenant, Joseph Lister. Recorded plaque organisation: J. D. Wetherspoon.

Joseph Lister was a pioneering British surgeon who introduced antiseptic surgery, significantly reducing post-operative mortality rates; the plaque site commemorates his legacy through local nomenclature. The West Yorkshire Road Car Company was significant for providing public transportation services in the region during its operational years.