24/08/2026
Someone asked me why we chose the name we did for the hotel & the short answer is, we didn’t. The building has a name.
On site shortly after purchasing, Michelle Gaffaney-Webb | Property Investor & Architecture asked what we should call our new hotel, we all looked up at the building & saw the inscription and immediately decided, yup that’s it. The Civic Hall | Wayth Hotels was born.
She’s worn many hats over the years, built in the 1890s for the Liberal Party then bought by Hebden Royd council in 1956 where she debuted her new title, The Civic Hall.
The council couldn’t afford to maintain the building so in the 70s they sold it and it became Hebden Bridge Sports and social club. In the 80s the Greenwood inn Hotel & pub debuted and this was the first time it was used as a hotel/letting rooms. In the early naughties the building transitioned again to B@r Place before its final persona before us, The Crown Inn.
Swipe to see the history of this beautiful building, opening this autumn as The Civic Hall | Wayth Hotels ❤️