Help us stop developers from turning our historical, much loved local pub and becoming 3 storey high, with nine 1-bedroom flats, and infilled on all three sides. The Railway Bell served as a much loved community pub for decades, and as local residents we are concerned that its demolition will erase a 19th Century building … More Save the Railway Bell!
HUGE thank you to all supporters and local residents and heritage groups for support for the Railway Bell! Following a public meeting on 16th March 2026, with residents, local groups, CAMRA and local Cllr Banton and with support from our MP Helen Hayes, Friends of the Railway Bell was formed! And our first local the … More HUGE support for the Railway Bell!
The Railway Bell The pub as we know it was built in 1864/65 in what was then George Street. It is now the only surviving original building in Cawnpore Street — a rare mid-Victorian 2 story “cottage pub” in London stock brick, with its original stable block still standing at the rear. The plans show … More The Railway Bell — A Hidden Gem and a Hidden Piece of South London History
Friends of the Railway Bell 