Railway Hotel, Edgware

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

Railway Hotel
General information
Address38-40 Station Rd, Edgware HA8 7AB
Town or cityLondon
Opening1932
Closed2006
Design and construction
Architect(s)A. E. Sewell

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 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 it was to be renovated and turned into a restaurant. Work on this is currently underway.

References
  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. 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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