Oldest purpose built railway pub identified
The world's oldest purpose built railway pub has been identified and listed. The Cleveland Bay in Stockton appears to have stolen the crown from the previous holder by a couple of years but the publican of 32 years had no idea about his pub's railway heritage until relatively recently. More from the Grauniad article link below.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/sep/24/worlds-first-purpose-built-railway-pub-gets-listed-status
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