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Newcastle Rd,

West Boldon,
East Boldon,
Tyne and Wear
NE36 0BQ

Tel: 0191 5367642

Near Boldon Business Park and Fishing Lake on the edge of West Boldon. The pub has recently re-opened after a substantial facelift and extension. May 2007

"Stu" from the travelling man says ;

We are looking for any information or photographs of the travelling man as we would like to record the history of our pub. We do not have any historical information at all so any contribution would be most welcome. All documentation/photographs will be returned if required. Also does anyone know how old the pub is, and what was the building used as, before it became a pub? Did anyone use the pub when it was known as the railway tavern and was it called any other names in the past?

Can anyone help him

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A little about the history .

The Travelling Man dates back to approximately 450 yrs ago, probably as some form of Inn or Coaching House. The recent building work confirmed that part of the building dates back to that era. Up until the very late sixties it was known as the Railway Tavern and before that the Railway Inn. We have a photograph dating back to 1933 when it was known as the Tavern but if you look close enough at one of the windows it shows the name Inn, so we are no further forward when the name changed to Tavern.

The pub served the very nearby railway system that connected all of County Durham (pits, farms, Consett steelworks etc) to the staithes at Tyne Dock and the maritime network. The Boldon Staithes which were just opposite the pub, were removed and rebuilt at Beamish Museum and now form part of the goods yard there.