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The Railway, Putney
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The Railway is a pub in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Location
[edit]The pub was on the northwest corner of the Upper Richmond road and Putney High street, at number 202 Upper Richmond road.
History
[edit]The pub was built in 1886[1] on the site of the former Railway hotel.[2]
The band The Police headlined their first gig at the pub in 1977.[3]
The pub was managed by Drummonds between 1986 and 1993,[4] then by J D Wetherspoon pub until 2017.[5] The pub was protected by Wandsworth Council from redevelopment in 2016.[6]
Management
[edit]In 2021 the pub was managed by the Revolution Bars Group[7] who subsequently left in May 2023, in September 2023 Urban Pubs & Bars took over.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Railway Pub Up For Sale". www.putneysw15.com. PutneySW15. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "The Railway Hotel, Putney High Street - C1900". Wandsworth Borough Photos. Wandsworth Borough Council. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "The Railway - The Police played their first headlining gig here in May 1977". www.englandunderground.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Revolution, Putney". whatpub.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "JD Wetherspoon branch The Railway, in Putney, closes after 24 years". Wandsworth Times. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Wandsworth Council becomes 'first' to formally protect pubs". BBC News. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Revolution Putney". Revolution Bars. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Revolution, Putney". whatpub.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
51°27′40″N 0°13′10″W / 51.461183°N 0.2194475°W
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