Railway Inn Nailbridge (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Thursday, June 14, 2007, 08:30 (6374 days ago) @ Dewey

Railway Inn
The Railway Inn was demolished to make way for road widening and the site is now a traffic light junction. Intriguingly the area is known locally as 'Dunk’s corner’, or Dunkley’s Corner. This must be a reference to the landlord of the pub in late Victorian times - Albert Dunkley. The Railway Inn, according to local historian John Christian, 'stood at the top of an unkempt grassy bank. It was a gaunt unadorned building of grey, unpainted roughcast with a short-back-and-sides slate roof.’

Map Reference: SO 644161

Owner in 1891: A. J. Wintle, Bill Mills, Nr Ross on Wye
Rateable value in 1891: £25.10s.0d.
Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse
Owner in 1903: Francis Wintle, Forest Brewery, Mitcheldean
Rateable value in 1903: £25.10s.0d.
Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse
Closing time in 1903: 10pm
Present status: Demolished

Landlords:

1885 Aaron Meek
1891,1902 Albert W. P. Dunkley.
1903 Sarah J. Dunkley
1906 Mrs Albert Dunkley
1919,1927 Richard Reed (previously at the Barleycorn Inn, Cinderford)
1939 Albert L. Hughes