This is our concluding visit to the inns and taverns of Dawlish.

1. Teignmouth Inn

Teignmouth Inn, Teignmouth Hill (cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Betty Longbottom - geograph.org.uk/p/5785437)

Located on Teignmouth Hill, its first mention is 1838.

The road was widened in 1915 with a whole section of the building being demolished.

In 1926, the property passed to Heavitree Brewery.

The pub remains open on the busy A379.

2. The White Hart

The White Hart, Albert Street (Google Maps)

A house, yard and premises newly built was reported in 1858.

Situated on Chapel Street, which is now Albert Street.

Another pub which remains open.

3. The Swan Inn

The Swan Inn, Old Town Street (Google Maps)

Located at the end of Old Town Street, the innkeepers can be traced back to 1661.

Being close to the parish church, it attracted the congregation after services.

A long list of innkeepers followed - with an interesting quirk being that one family held the reins for 135 years.

The pub is still open today but is now rather isolated from the Lansdowne which is the nearest inn.

4. The York Hotel

Site of former York Hotel (Nub News/ Will Goddard)

Located on Pleasant Row, which is now The Strand.

It was named the New Inn when it first appears in the records in 1786.

It changed its name to York Hotel by 1820. An advert appeared in the Exeter Flying Post offering the hotel for sale in 1839.

It consisted of three parlours, bar, tap room, kitchen and wine cellars.

The second floor had two drawing rooms, nine bedrooms and attics above. It also featured stables, a coach house, brewhouse and granary.

The end came in 1870 with demolition and the new Congregational Church replacing it. 

That concludes the series on the inns and taverns of Dawlish.

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Ed: This article is part of local historian Ray Bickel's series on Dawlish history. Use the links below to read previous articles:

Part One: What were the origins of Dawlish?

Part Two: The origins of St Gregory's Church

Part Three: The history of Dawlish's churches

Part Four: The origins of the Lawn and Tuck's Plot

Part Five: Tuck's Plot, the Lawn and the swans at the turn of the century

Part Six: The origins of Brunel's railway

Part Seven: Blowing up cliffs and Brunel's Atmospheric Railway

Part Eight: The early days of the railway

Part Nine: The 2014 storm and plans for a Dawlish avoiding line

Part 10: Pubs of Dawlish, past and present

Part 11: Pubs of Dawlish, past and present part II

Part 12: Pubs of Dawlish, past and present part III

Part 13: Pubs of Dawlish, past and present part IV