The Railway Tavern - c1960's
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102, Station Road now 'The Conifers' - 2001
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The Ralway Tavern Pub / site is at the end of Station Road, one of the 8 Pubs and was next to Blunham Railway Station [as was] now Old Station Court Estate, it served the Sandy to Blunham into Bedford stations. - This Varsity - Line connected Cambridge to Oxford cities and so the Universities opening in 1862 until 1968 when the rail line was removed. . - The station opened in 1866 until it was closed down 31/3/62 following the demise of many rail links Nationwide, at that time c1962 / 66, - and 4,000 Route miles were lost to be excact - all courtesy of a certain Dr / Mr / Baron Beeching, - Chairman of British Railways
What a complete waste of money, time and effort with loss of life, in the construction of tracks, tunnels etc all to be wasted. - Now, in the late 1990's and 2020 it is being 'Reviewed' as an option 'again' for a link to feed the Bedford and Cambridge areas and their new Industrial / Hi-Tech progress. - New update - 29/05/23 - the Oxford to Cambridge, or Varsity Line route will take place in the near future.
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Old Blunham Station in 1920These old tracks were taken up - c1970's, later the bridge outside spanning Station Road, leading South out of the village, to the nearby Hamlet of Chalton, was also dismantled. Now a nicely prepared flat walk, over to Sandy market town, via relaxing scenery. Note the smart elegant Edwardian attire of the men, shirt and tie for work as the accepted Norm' .o * O * O * o
A RECORD OF LANDLORDS & TENANTS
William Goodman - now Railway Inn and 1st Licence is granted | 1863- 1869 |
Nathaniel Kifford King and renamed the Railway Tavern | 1869- 1888 |
Thomas Bossingham | 1888- 1901 |
Now the Blunham Population is 603 - Served by the Eight village Pubs |
1909 |
Mrs Rhoda Bossingham.- ( Brewers, Wells & Winch of Bedford ) | 1901- 1914 |
Harry Bossingham | 1914- 1935 |
Mr Baxter | 23-05-1935 - 1939 |
Mrs Ann, May, Edith Baxter - widow | 20-02-1939 - 1955 |
The '2nd World War' years, during - |
31-08-1939 . to . 02/9/45 |
Harry Robinson | 06-07-1955 - 1961 |
Sydney Reid - (Wells & Winch now merge with Greene King ) | 18-10-1961 - 1966 |
The Railway Tavern now Closes. - and lies Derelict for 13yrs on - |
01-04-1966 |
It later re-opens and a New Licence is granted to - > |
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Jim Sawford, a Tempsford Businessman | 1979-83 |
Andrew Vaughn / Ex Chef | 1983-86 |
Christine, Barbara Jennings | 1986-87 |
Patricia Gudgin . - still with Greene King - Brewers | 1987-90 |
Mateo Lopez, - and renamed The Huntresson - 23/03/92 | 1990-94 |
Thomas Keohane from - | 1994-2000 |
The Huntress closes down and now a House, see above photo - 'The Conifers' |
During 2001 |
Last revision made this day by Bill Exley on - 1st Mar - 2024
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