Railway Tavern Wightman Road c1980

Comment by Gordon T on June 9, 2023 at 8:24

An unusually well-executed locomotive on the pub sign, I thought at the time (1980 was when we moved into the Ladder) - this 'Britannia' class I think, though they were not commonly operated out of Kings Cross.

Comment by steve cef on June 9, 2023 at 10:24

Looks like it was called The Railway Hotel.

Comment by Hugh on June 9, 2023 at 10:32

Yes, it was originally. Pretty much all the pubs built around that time styled themselves on Inns of former years and set up as pub-hotels. 

Comment by John Grover on June 9, 2023 at 13:03

I thought that pub was in Tottenham Lane opposite The Boys Club

Comment by Richard Woods on June 9, 2023 at 15:54

That's not the one in Tottenham Lane - that was owned by Colin Chapman's father and he started Lotus cars in the horse block down the lane. Past Jewsons.

It now looks like this:

Comment by Richard Woods on June 9, 2023 at 15:58

In fact what was the Railways top of Burgoyne Road is now this:

Comment by Geoffrey Walker on June 9, 2023 at 22:14

"Britannia" class locomotives were mainly confined to the Western and Midland regions plus the Liverpool Street main lines during the 1950-early 60s but some were used on Kings Cross to Cleethorpes expresses for a short period in the very early 1960s.

Comment by Sean Boyle on June 10, 2023 at 10:08

Ground floor now seems to be white-painted brick. What happened the original marble facing? Slabs removed and flogged?

Comment by fiona cronin on June 10, 2023 at 12:00

So much more.pretty than the building there today.  I remember my Dad used to go to the Railway for one pint on a Sunday lunch time 

Comment by david shepherd on June 20, 2023 at 14:43

The Railway Tavern next to Harringay West Station was my local in the 1960s. My mates and I used to play darts in there on a Saturday for sixpence a game. I even had part of my stag night there. It was really convenient as I only li ved round the corner in Connaught Road. I remember there was a bookies by the pub and we used to nip out between darts games to put on horse racing bets.

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