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Railway Hotel, Edgware

Coordinates: 51°36′40.61″N 0°16′40.36″W / 51.6112806°N 0.2778778°W / 51.6112806; -0.2778778
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Railway Hotel
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General information
Address38-40 Station Rd, Edgware HA8 7AB
Town or cityLondon
Opening1932
Closed2006
Design and construction
Architect(s)A. E. Sewell

The Railway Hotel is a former pub and hotel in Station Road, Edgware and a Grade II listed building with Historic England.

History

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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 in the early morning.[3]

Damage and uncertainty

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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

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In September 2018, it was announced that the building would be renovated and turned into a restaurant.[citation needed] Work on this was reported to be underway, although it has yet to be completed as of 2024.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Edgware Station Road". barnet.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Allin, Simon (26 January 2019). "Fears for future of fire-damaged former Barnet pub". Times Series. Edgware & Mill Hill. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
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51°36′40.61″N 0°16′40.36″W / 51.6112806°N 0.2778778°W / 51.6112806; -0.2778778