The Cheshire View

The Cheshire View was formerly known as the Railway Inn and is situated near the top of Station Bank (the name changed in 1955) The pub is over 200 years old and is like so many buildings in the area, constructed out of local stone. On a clear day it offers some of the most breathtaking views in the area, as the name would suggest, you can see nearly all of Cheshire, spreading out towards Wales and Shropshire. For those not familiar with the area this pub is near the end of the Killer Mile.

 
The pub was renamed the Cheshire View when Bertram Burchall was the licensee. An old advert (see below)taken from a business directory dated around 1914 indicates the proprietor at that time.
1881 Census returns shows 4 families living at the Railway Inn.

Institution: "Railway Inn" Census Place: Odd Rode, Cheshire, England

John BOOTH M 54 M Lawton, Cheshire, England Rel: Head Occ: Butcher & Publican
Mary BOOTH M 55 F Wistaston, Cheshire, England Rel: Wife
Elizabeth BOOTH U 30 F Lawton, Cheshire, England Rel: Daur Occ: House Work
Henry J. BOOTH U 27 M Lawton, Cheshire, England Rel: Son Occ: Butcher
Arthur BOOTH U 22 M Lawton, Cheshire, England Rel: Son Occ: Schoolmaster
Samuel BOOTH U 20 M Lawton, Cheshire, England Rel: Son Occ: Joiner
Julia BOOTH U 16 F Ravenscliffe, Stafford, England Rel: Daur Occ: Pupil Teacher
Fred.W. BOOTH 13 M Ravenscliffe, Stafford, England Rel: Son Occ: Scholar
Geo. BOOTH 1 M Biddulph, Stafford, England Rel: G Son

Institution: "Railway Inn" Census Place: Odd Rode, Cheshire, England

Robt. HEATHCOTE M 75 M Biddulph, Stafford, England Rel: Head Occ: Farmer
Sarah HEATHCOTE M 23 F Tunstall, Stafford, England Rel: Wife
Mary HEATHCOTE 3 m F Odd Rode, Cheshire, England Rel: Daur

Institution: "Railway Inn" Census Place: Odd Rode, Cheshire, England

John DALE W 73 M Smallwood, Cheshire, England Rel: Head Occ: Farmer
Sarah HOLLINSHEAD U 45 F Wolstanton, Stafford, England Rel: Serv Occ: Servant

Institution: "Railway Inn" Census Place: Odd Rode, Cheshire, England

Geo. HOLLAND U 77 M Odd Rode, Cheshire, England Rel: Head Occ: Farmer
Sarah HOLLAND U 71 F Odd Rode, Cheshire, England Rel: Sister Occ: Housekeeper
James HOLLAND U 68 M Odd Rode, Cheshire, England Rel: Bro Occ: Retired Lab
"In the above 1881 Census returns of the 4 families which were living at the Railway Inn, you can see what the occupations of many of the family members were. For example, Elizabeth Booth of the Booth family did house work as her occupation. Sarah Holland of the Holland family was a housekeeper.

History of Licensees

1860 Aaron Mould 1874 John Booth
1907 Henry Twiner 1911 Thomas Robson
1913 Peter Johnson 1915 Elizah Johnson
1924 George Chadwick 1933 Ada Chadwick
1951 Bertram Burchall 1969 Raymond Hodgkinson
1984 Phillip Kirkham 1995 John Bailey
1999 John Dodd (Jack & Annie) Dennis Shaw
2005 Josie Bedson 2012 Darren Hill