Editing Ruislip (section)

===Orchard Hotel===
Following the extension of the Metropolitan Railway to Ruislip, and the resulting influx of visitors to the area, Albert Cross built a bungalow from where teas were served to day-trippers. This became a success and Cross had the building expanded, which soon became the Orchard Hotel. Between 1933 and 1971 it became an [[Ansells]] licensed bar and well known high class restaurant. It then became a [[Berni Inn]] then [[Beefeater (restaurant)|Beefeater]] restaurant, which it remains, and was recently extended with a [[Premier Inn]] hotel.<ref name="Newbery 44"/> During the [[Battle of Britain]], the Orchard was very popular with the pilots of [[No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron]] stationed at [[RAF Northolt]], who celebrated many of their successes in battle there. The owner was known to open a bottle of champagne for each German aircraft shot down by the squadron.<ref>Bristow 2005, p.69</ref>