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Henton Road, MANSFIELD, NG21 9LB

In shorts, even in November

The B6034 through Edwinstowe

When the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway opened its station at Edwinstowe in 1897 considerable Robin-Hood-related tourist traffic to Edwinstowe was anticipated and the line was marketed as The Dukeries Route. The Dukeries Hotel (now Dukeries Lodge) was built close to the four-platform station, with Railway Tea Rooms opposite (on the left in this picture, and now a Chinese takeaway). The Dukeries Hotel was partly burned out in 1929, but subsequently rebuilt. For more about it, and some historical photographs, try the Edwinstowe Historical Society website: https://edwinstowehistory.org.uk/local-history/buildings/pubs-and-hostelries/ . Image] Image] Image]

Hotel, restaurant and bar on Rufford Road.

The hotel was built in 1897 to cater for visitors brought by rail to explore Sherwood Forest and see the Major Oak. The main doorway has carvings of Maid Marian, Robin Hood, Friar Tuck and Little John. For the wider context, see Image

When the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway opened its station at Edwinstowe in 1897 considerable Robin-Hood-related tourist traffic was anticipated and the line was marketed as The Dukeries Route. Railway Tea Rooms were built at the start of the station approach, opposite The Dukeries Hotel. Part of the building is now occupied by a Chinese takeaway.

Effigies of Robin Hood, Maid Marian and some of the merry men adorn the main doorway of the hotel. When the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway opened its station at Edwinstowe in 1897 considerable Robin-Hood-related tourist traffic was anticipated and the line was marketed as The Dukeries Route. The Dukeries Hotel (now Dukeries Lodge) was built close to the station, with Railway Tea Rooms opposite. The Dukeries Hotel was partly burned out in 1929, but subsequently rebuilt. For more about it, and some historical photographs, try the Edwinstowe Historical Society website: https://edwinstowehistory.org.uk/local-history/buildings/pubs-and-hostelries/ . Image] and Image] show the context of these figures. Image] Image]

Effigies of Robin Hood, Maid Marian and some of the merry men adorn the main doorway of the hotel. Robin looks a bit long in the tooth (and not a bit like Richard Greene or Errol Flynn...). When the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway opened its station at Edwinstowe in 1897 considerable Robin-Hood-related tourist traffic was anticipated and the line was marketed as The Dukeries Route. The Dukeries Hotel (now Dukeries Lodge) was built close to the station, with Railway Tea Rooms opposite. The Dukeries Hotel was partly burned out in 1929, but subsequently rebuilt. For more about it, and some historical photographs, try the Edwinstowe Historical Society website: https://edwinstowehistory.org.uk/local-history/buildings/pubs-and-hostelries/ . Image] and Image] show the context of these figures. Image] Image]