44 High Street, The Railway Tavern or Railway Inn and view 44-55 High Street
This was almost certainly built from Wheatley stone in the 1770s as No. 46 which has a 1776 datestone (see record 1255) and with several of the properties opposite being built or re-fronted in the second half of 18C. In 1869, it became an inn or tavern called ‘The Railway’ (see record 2279), not to be confused with the Railway Hotel in Station Road. In the 1871 census Eli Masterman is described as a labourer and beerhouse keeper. He had a large family of eight children. Hall & Co. were the owners at the beginning of this century, certainly in 1907 -1936. They appear to have acquired other local inns at about the same time: The Red Lion, The Crown, The Sun, The Kings Arms and the Cricketers Arms at Littleworth.
In 1983 Richard and Beryl Oliver, the new owners, gave the Railway Tavern a new name, The Sandpiper, and set out to make it attractive for the young people. In 1988 it was changed once more, to The Common Room It was also nick-named the 'Rampant Cat' as the landlord collected stray cats. Like many inns in Wheatley, Hall & Co owned this. Now a private house.
See also 1244
- Pharmacy opens in Wheatley 1993
- 41-43 High Street, Fernleigh
- 43-55 High Street
- 44 High Street and view 46-55 High Street
- 44-55 High Street
- 40-55 High Street - postcards
- 45 High Street and view 43-55 High Street
- 47 High Street Ivydale
- 48 High Street and view 43-55 High Street
- 48 High Street and view 43-55 High Street
- 47 High Street, Ivydale
- 47 High Street, Ivydale
- 47 High Street, Ivydale
- Holloway Road & 43-53 High Street
- 40-55 High Street
- High Street postcard
- The Railway Inn or Railway Tavern
- 44-60 High Street
- 44-50 High Street
- Barclays Bank
- 48 High Street and Station Road
- King and Queen Inn, High Street
- 48 High Street
- 48 High Street, Mrs Russell Post mistress c 1890
- 46 High Street
- Station Road 2 and 4 and 48 High Street
- Heavy Lorry blocks the High Street July 2010
- 53 High Street
- 53 High Street
- 53 High Street and 55 High Street
- 53 High Street
- 53-55 High Street
- Gostick stores
- The old High Street late 1700s coaching days