THE BUILDING
The hotel is a Victorian stone building – a former
mill owner’s house. It stands on a hill with good
views up Airedale.
There is a private car park and ramp access.
THE ROOMS
We have six double rooms, two twin-bedded rooms and one
single. All nine bedrooms are different, varying in size,
aspect, décor and furnishings. Of course they all
have en suite bathrooms, and many have great views. Two
are on the ground floor, one is on the second floor, the
remainder are on the first floor. They all have television,
trouser press, tea and coffee making facilities, and a hair
drier.
THE OWNERS
The hotel is owned and operated by Richard and Margaret Stoyle. Both Richard and Margaret have over 30 years of experience in managing Hotels. Richard trained at the College of Food in Birmingham and two years in France.
THE STYLE
The Stoyles know that The Five Rise Locks Hotel is the
kind of place they would like to stay in. It’s an independent hotel and can
therefore allow itself to be more individual, less bland,
less soulless, than some of the big chain hotels. The style
is relaxed and friendly.
THE HISTORY
The house was built in 1875 for mill owner named Aked. (his
initials, EA, are carved on a gable). It was originally
called Hall Bank and gave its name to the adjacent road
(Hall Bank Drive).
The house was altered and extended through the twentieth
century as different owners made their mark. One of them
set up an artist’s studio in the upper turret, now
Room 9.
The house was rented out in the 1950s and among the tenants
was the American Consul in Bradford. In the 1960s the house
became a Prep School.
By the early 1980s the house was operating as the Hall Bank
Hotel. In 1994 the hotel’s name changed to its present
one.
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