The Severn Bridge & Railway Hotel was named after the railway bridge which crossed the River Severn half a mile to the north of the pub. The Severn Railway bridge was 1,404 yards long and had twenty one arches. It was partly demolished on a fateful night on October 25th 1960 when two oil tankers struck the bridge in thick fog after failing to navigate into the safety of Sharpness Docks.
The Severn Bridge & Railway Hotel was near to Sharpness railway station. Both the railway bridge and the station have long since disappeared. The Severn Bridge & Railway Hotel closed down in sometime in the late 1970’s / early 1980’s due to lack of custom.
It was later converted to a nursing home – Severn View Nursing Home – but the property was up for sale in 2007.
Map Reference: SO 677028
Licensing Details:
Owner in 1891: Arnold Perrett & Co. Ltd., Wickwar Brewery
Rateable value in 1891: £80.0s.0d.
Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse
Owner in 1903: Arnold Perrett & Co. Ltd., Wickwar Brewery
Rateable value in 1903: £80.0s.0d.
Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse
Closing time in 1903: 10pm
Landlords at the Severn Bridge & Railway Hotel include:
1885 T.T. Pearce
1891 Jane Taylor
1903,1906 Tom Taylor
1927 Mrs Emma Varnam
also (dates to be confirmed)
Wally and Dylis Golding
Godfrey and Mildred Butler
Basil Albert Hayes Curtis and Audrey Edna Curtis
Pete and Val Hogan
