The Punch Bowl, Burton in Lonsdale

The Punch Bowl is a historic pub in Burton in Lonsdale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The pub, in 2010

The building was constructed as a coaching inn in the 18th century, and extended in the 19th century.[1] In the early 20th century, its stables were converted, to enlarge the public areas. As the village grew, with a pottery industry, it had at its peak 13 pubs, but with the decline of the industry, they closed, leaving only the Punch Bowl.[2] The building was Grade II listed in 1958 and altered in the 1970s.[1] In 2014, Thwaites Brewery sold the pub, at which time it was listed as an asset of community value.[3] The pub became a free house, but was again put up for sale in 2024, with an asking price of £315,000. A group of villagers formed an organisation to explore bringing it into community ownership.[2][4]

The two-storey pub is built of limewashed stone, with painted stone dressings, and a slate roof. The original part has three bays, a central doorway with a moulded hood, and mullioned windows containing casements and fixed lights. In the 19th-century extension, to the left, are a doorway and two windows.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Punch Bowl Hotel (1301217)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Newton, Grace (2 March 2024). "The Punch Bowl, Burton in Lonsdale: Yorkshire community launches bid to buy last of their village's 13 pubs and run it themselves". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ^ Thompson, Stuart (28 August 2014). "Burton in Lonsdale villagers to hear latest on plans to buy Punch Bowl pub". Craven Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. ^ Tate, Lesley (2 March 2024). "Villagers launch bid to buy pub for the community". Craven Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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