Railway Hotel, Edgware

Building in Edgware, London

Railway Hotel


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

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

History

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

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

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

^ 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.