Willington Quay, The Railway Inn

HER Number:
11295

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Willington Quay, The Railway Inn

Place:
Willington Quay

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Inn

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition of 1856. Built c.1853. Nicknamed Johnny George's after one of its licensees, John Robert George, who became the licensee on 10th Feb 1932. Its name was changed to the Bogie Chain on 6th Feb 1990. The railway carriage attached to the building is used as a restaurant.

Easting:
3180

Northing:
6668

Grid Reference:
NZ31806668

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Ordnance Survey first edition map 1856; Boundey, S. 2010, Wallsend Pubs and Clubs, p31