The Railway Tavern, early 1960s
102 Station Road (The Conifers) 2001
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The Railway Tavern, early 1960s
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102 Station Road (The Conifers) 2001
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This building is alongside Blunham Station and building, with the Sandy to Bedford tracks now taken up, along with the bridge. An ale licence was first granted in 1863.
| Nathaniel Kifford King (Railway Tavern) | 1869, 1876, 1877, 1885 |
| Thomas Bossingham (Railway Tavern) | 1890, 1894, 1898 |
| Mrs Rhoda Bossingham (Wells and Winch Biggs.) | 1903, 1906, 1910 |
| Harry Bossingham | 1914 - 1935 |
| Mr Baxter | 25-05-1935 |
| Mrs Ann, May, Edith Baxter (Railway Tavern) | 20-02-1939 |
| Harry Robinson | 06-07-1955 |
| Sydney Reid | 18-10-1961 |
| This public house was renamed 'The Tavern' and did a good trade as a restaurant, acquiring a bar licence again. | |
| Changed to 'The Huntress' Resturant and Public House | 23-03-1992 |
| Re established as a 'Private Dwelling' | 22-02-2000 |
Page last updated 22nd May, 2010 by Colin Hinson.