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Railway Hotel, Monk hill until about 1964. New premises in August 1964.
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Railway Inn, Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract WF8 2NP. 25th April 2019
Kindly provided by Michael Taylor -
Residents at this address
1871/William Carr/Inn Keeper and Gardener of 30 acres employing 6 men/63/Whitby, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Hannah Carr/Wife/65/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Thomas Carr/Son, Gardener/33/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Robert Carr/Son, Gardener/30/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1871/John William Carr/Son, Gardener/24/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Joshua Carr/Son, Gardener/23/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1871/Hannah Ward/Servant/18/Wakefield, Yorkshire/Census
1881/Alfred Gott, Railway hotel, Monkhill/../../Kellys Directory
1891/Charles Glover/Publican/38/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Dorothy Glover/Wife/33/Radcliffe, Lancashire/Census
1891/Annie W Glover/Daughter/10/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Beatrice E Glover/Daughter/9/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1891/Carrie Glover/Daughter/8/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1891/George Glover/Son/5/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1893/Charles Glover jun, Railway hotel, & market gardener, Monk hill
1901/Dorothy Glover/Public Business, Widow/44/Radcliffe, Lancashire/Census
1901/Annie W Glover/Daughter, Barmaid/20/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1901/Beatrice E Glover/Daughter, Barmaid/19/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1901/Carrie Glover/Daughter, Dressmakers Apprentice/17/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1901/George N Glover/Son, Hosiers Apprentice/16/Pontefract, Yorkshire/Census
1901/Joseph Wood/Father, Public Business/77/Bury, Lancashire/Census
1901/Margaret T Dickinson/Sister, Public Business/36/Radcliffe, Lancashire/Census
In 1905, Alehouse Licences list Dorothy Glover, at the Railway Hotel, Monk Hill, Pontefract.
The Owner is Carters Knottingley Brewery Co Ltd, Knottingley
Alehouse Licences list Thomas Firth, Dec 4 1916
Alehouse Licences list James Firth, Dec 4 1922
1927/Thomas Firth, Railway Hotel, Monk hill/../../Kellys Directory
Alehouse Licences list 13 Jul 1939 Albert hemingway
Alehouse Licences list 7 Feb 1949 Edward Bastow
Alehouse Licences list 1 Dec 1958 Robert Wood
Register of Licences for 2 Feb 1959 Robert Wood
10 Aug 1964 Provisional Ordinary Removal - new premises at Mill Dam
Register of Licences for 8 Dec 1969 Margaret Wood
Register of Licences for 15 Jun 1970 Edward Bennett
2018 - Railway Inn, Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract WF8 2NP