The Railway Hotel is a former pub and hotel in Station Road,

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History

The Railway Hotel was built and designed in 1931 by the architect

A. E. Sewell Arthur Edward Sewell (1872–1946) was an English architect, particularly known for the public houses he designed whilst working as the in-house architect for Truman's Brewery. His career peaked in the 1920s and 1930s, and at least five pubs that ...

for Truman Hanbury Buxton, brewers, and opened in 1932. The historic building closed in 2006 after not reaching health and safety standards. In 2013 the building was added to Historic England’s Heritage At Risk register. On 11 July 2016, having been empty the building caught fire early morning.

Damage and uncertainty

Through the 2010s there were several owners, none making any significant progress. In 2016 an arson attack left a portion of the ground floor destroyed and the public began to fear developers would build new apartments after a lack of support from the council. A petition, launched in 2016 to Historic England in an attempt to try and restore the building, received 2,287 signatures. Announced in 2017 the building was listed at public auction with a minimum value of £2 million.

Renovation

In September 2018 it was announced that it was to be renovated and turned into a restaurant. Work on this is currently underway.

References

External links

*http://www.francisfrith.com/uk/edgware/edgware-railway-hotel-1948_e126003 *http://boakandbailey.com/2016/08/pub-preservation-railway-hotel-edgware/ {{Coord, 51, 36, 40.61, N, 0, 16, 40.36, W, scale:6250_region:GB, display=title Edgware Defunct hotels in London Former pubs in London Grade II listed hotels in London Grade II listed pubs in London Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Barnet A. E. Sewell buildings Pubs in the London Borough of Barnet