The Station
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The Railway arrived in Wivenhoe in 1863, the pub dates from around the same date, first appearing in the 1871 census as The Station Hotel. The name has changed over the years, in the 1890s
it was known as the Railway Inn, according to the
list in the Black Buoy being run by Thomas Goodwin.
In 1911 it returned to The Station Hotel. That name
survives today but always locally as just "The
Station" not to be confused with the property
opposite run by Network Rail. They have no website but are on Facebook at 'Bestpubever'. |
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This list of names is from census returns, 1967 PO Directory and 1933 Kelly's Directory. They are therefore the occupants, not necessarily the licensee or owner. 1867: John Turpin |
The Station in 2017.
Photographed from the station.
© John Stewart - Wivenhoe Memories Collection
The Station in early 1900s.
The family are reputedly the Powells who ran the pub for a
large part of the early 20th century.
Note the lack of pavement and the rolled stone of the road
surface.
A number of roads in Wivenhoe remained unsurfaced until the
Dene Park estate development around 1970.
Anglesea Road and Hamilton Road remain unsurfaced and
unadopted to this day.