- The Railway Inn -

History

Of Tudor wattle and daub construction the Tavern has the distinction of being the most recent pub in the oldest building being used for the drinks trade in Penkridge. It opened for the business of the hundreds of Irish “navvies” who built the Grand Junction Railway in about 1835. The strong hostility between local men and the navvies led to constant fighting which resulted in the navvies being banned from all the other pubs in the district. It became the “local” for farm workers from the southern side of the village and got much of its trade from its farmers’ auctions called the Railway Smithfield.
 

Open: 12-11 Monday to Sunday

Beer range: Carlsberg, Carling, Fosters, Tetley, Guinness, Blackthorn