Sunbridge Wells

The tunnels where the leisure and shopping facility is now was a quarry in the thirteenth century. It was also used as prison cells and during the Second World War was used as an air raid shelter.^[2] In the 1960s it was a location for dancing^[3] as nightclub The Little Fat Black Pussycat, owned by wrestler Shirley Crabtree, later known as Big Daddy.^[4]

The unusual underground development involved the removal of hundreds of tonnes of rubble^[4] and it cost £1.9 million to develop and it includes bars and shops. It had originally had a budget of £1 million but this was nearly doubled when the internal area was increased to 24,000 square feet. The stairwells and corridors are decorated in a Victorian style with displays by the Bradford Museums and Art Galleries.^[5]

The leisure and shopping facility was opened after some delay^[6] by the parents of developer Graham Hall, on 9 December 2016. A further extension to Sunbridge Wells, the Rose and Crown craft beer pub, opened later, The complex now hosts the following Pubs, Bars & Restaurants: Wallers Brewery, La Caverna Pizzeria, The Rose and Crown, Not Guilty Bar, Lina's Coffee Booth and Bar, Mr Pauls, Guilty, Perilla Bar and Kitchen as well Juicy Jerk.^[3]

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