The Railway Hotel, Knottingley
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The Railway Hotel, Knottingley
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 13 Aug 2022
The pub is at the top of the station approach road but according to Whatpub.com, it was built c.1840 on what was then the main road from Pontefract, as the Prince Albert Hotel. Thus it predates the station that opened in 1848. From c.1861 known as Earnshaw’s Hotel after its owner, it was renamed again c.1866 as the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Hotel. Part of an older 'ghost' sign can be seen on the brickwork.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.707434
Longitude
-1.259011