The Railway Hotel is a former pub and hotel in Station Road, Edgware and a Grade II listed building with Historic England.
| Railway Hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 38-40 Station Rd, Edgware HA8 7AB |
| Town or city | London |
| Opening | 1932 |
| Closed | 2006 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | A. E. Sewell |
History edit
The Railway Hotel was built and designed in 1931 by the architect A. E. Sewell for Truman Hanbury Buxton, brewers,[1] and opened in 1932.[2]
The historic building closed in 2006 after not reaching health and safety standards.[3] In 2013 the building was added to Historic England’s Heritage At Risk register.[4] On 11 July 2016, having been empty the building caught fire early morning.[3]
Damage and uncertainty edit
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.[5]
Announced in 2017 the building was listed at public auction with a minimum value of £2 million.[6]
Renovation edit
In September 2018 it was announced that it was to be renovated and turned into a restaurant. Work on this is currently underway.
References edit
- ^ Historic England. "RAILWAY HOTEL INCLUDING SIGN IN FRONT AND FORMER OFF-SALES BUILDING TO WEST (1096066)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Edgware Station Road". barnet.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Hâf Marsh, Bethan (11 July 2016). "Investigation launched after blaze at derelict Old Railway Hotel in Edgware". Times Series. Edgware & Mill Hill. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Allin, Simon (26 January 2019). "Fears for future of fire-damaged former Barnet pub". Times Series. Edgware & Mill Hill. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Handley, Rhys (16 August 2016). "Edgware's long-abandoned Railway Hotel could be saved by petition to Historic England to bring it back into public use". Times Series. Edgware & Mill Hill. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Clementine, Katherine (17 August 2017). "Grade II listed Edgware railway hotel could be yours for a minimum of £2million at auction". MyLondon News. Retrieved 10 May 2021.