There were two pubs in Watford that had the same name for many years but that changed in the 1950s when one was renamed to reflect arguably the best known feature about its location.

The Watford Observer is delighted to share pictures from the Watford Museum archive and this week we recall The Arches pub.

The museum's volunteer archivist Christine Orchard said: "Until this pub was renamed The Arches in 1957, there must have been a lot of confusion when agreeing to meet friends there.

"The pub, which was on the Bushey station side of Bushey Arches, had been known as the Railway Tavern which was the same name as one that had been next to Watford's High Street station.

Watford Observer: The site of The Arches in Chalk Hill in May last year.The site of The Arches in Chalk Hill in May last year. (Image: Google Street View)

"I believe the pub itself had originally belonged Thomas Clutterbuck but it was the Luckett family that ran it for 90 or so years.

"It seems that their long tenure led to the pub locally being known as Luckett’s.

"The pub was demolished in 1973 and for many years the vacant plot has been a car park."

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