Black Horse Hotel

Originally the Black Bull, it is said to have been established in 1846. Certainly it was referred to in a news item of 1849 and it was apparently a well known institution by that time. The 1855 applications for Publican's Bush Licenses included one from William Dyson for a renewal of the licence for the Black Bull. A year or two later the licence was held by John Wastney (sawyer and publican) and the establishment was then called the Black Horse. The hotel continued to be known as the Black Horse and was a licensed house until recent years being burned in 1959 and the licence has since lapsed.

A sign stated that the Black Horse was the "last Hotel for 38 miles." The licensing laws used to state that if people had travelled more than four miles they could be served with drinks. As this applied to evenings and holidays the Black Horse gained a good deal of town trade.