Railway Tavern

This building still stands but it is no longer a pub

The Railway Tavern is sited on the east side of Sheen Lane at No.11 opposite Mortlake Green. It was an early 19th century brick-built semi-detached property, believed to have originally been built as a private house. However, when the railway came to Mortlake in 1846 it was converted into a beerhouse and owned by Mr Wheatley.

In the 1901 Census Ernest Cole is described, not as the licensee of the Railway Tavern, but as a plumber. However, in Kelly's Directory of 1889 he is a beer retailer. Ernest lived on the premises with his wife Rhoda, their daughters Ada and Ellen, and their sons Frederick, a plumber's assistant, and Ernest.

By the time of the 1914 Valuation, the Railway Tavern was described as a public house and owned by the Royal Brewery Brentford. There were two rooms on both the first and second floors. There were also two bars on the ground floor along with a serving bar, parlour and scullery. In the garden was a wc.

In early 1964, a fire in the upper rooms caused the public house to be closed for several weeks. The Railway Tavern finally closed in 2011 and the building was renovated, repainted light grey but still bearing the name "Railway Tavern". It is now occupied by offices.