The New Inn (left of centre) was renamed the Railway Inn when railway passenger service began in 1894.
The large building to the right is Stonehurst built in 1896 by the brewery as a wine store. During WWI Belgian Refugees
were housed there and it was known afterwards as the 'Belgian house'.
Note the thatched cottage next door has been re-roofed in the second picture, and the tree beyond it has grown
and only the chimney of the Capital & Counties Bank is visible.
The Railway Inn - has had several name changes.
In the 1990s it was for a time called 'Arbuckles',
followed by 'The Corner Flag', and it is pictured
here in 2007 as 'Lounge One'.
In 2011 Wetherspoons took over the public house, re-roofed it, and built a large extension, at a cost over a million pounds. It was opened on 14th June 2011 and trade has been brisk.
The new extension on the Duck Street side
The frontage in early April
23rd April as the extension rises (from the rear)
The plaque affixed to the Railway Inn, by
J D Wetherspoon to commemorate the inn's history and their 2011 refurbishment.
See picture right: the plaque is next to the downpipe
Above: The frontage to High Street, below left: the rear, and below: the new side extension.
