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last updated May 11th, 2022.
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Eye Railway Tavern
North, 52.32005,1.14367
Closed: unknown, but certainly between 1967 and 1997.
Magdalen St
grid reference TM 143 737
The Railway Tavern was only licensed as a beerhouse and not named in the Eye town licensing records, which we've managed to connect with the Railway Tavern through landlord names.
The closure date is unknown, but the most recent Eye licensing records we've seen show it still open as late as 1967.
Gallery
Queen's Head 0.11 mile
Oaksmere Hotel 1.75 miles
Beaconsfield Arms 2.1 miles
Black Horse 2.5 miles
White Horse 2.6 miles
Railway Tavern 2.7 milesHistorical interest
In 1937 the pub was listed in Kelly's Directory as one of 220 pubs that were retailing beer that they were brewing.
Landlords
1869: John Trudgill ((Beer retailer, pub not named) (Magdalen st))
1871: John Trudgill ((Tailor & Beerhouse Keeper, Head/Married/32y/born Hemmingstone))
1874: John Trudgill ((Beer retailer, pub not named) (Magdalen st))
1879: John Trudgill ((Beer retailer, Magdalen St., pub not named))
1881: + John Trudgill ((innkeeper/Head/40y/Innkeeper/Eye,Suffolk))
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
