Commemorative plaque 41157

This blue commemorative plaque records: Gashouse Lane Wetherby was once supplied with gas from works established in this Lane in 1845. This building was once the Union Hotel, then was renamed The Yorkshire Hussars after the cavalry stationed at Michlethwaite. For many years it was Hugh Hall's Ironmongers.

The building marked by plaque 41157 has served multiple purposes over time, initially as the Union Hotel, later renamed The Yorkshire Hussars in honor of a local cavalry unit, and subsequently operated as Hugh Hall's Ironmongers for many years. Its location on Gashouse Lane also signifies its historical connection to early gas supply infrastructure established in Wetherby in 1845.