Blacksmiths Arms, Broughton Mills
The Blacksmiths Arms is a Grade II listed public house at Broughton Mills, Cumbria, England.
It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
History
Parts of the building date from 1577 when it was a farmhouse called "Broadstones". It was revised and converted into an inn in 1748, when it included a blacksmith's forge and had a working farm of 34 acres (14 ha).
The chef Michael Lane took over the pub in 2004.
Architecture
The roughcast stone whitewashed building has stone flagstone floors and a slate roof. The two-storey structure is of four-bays.
In one of the dining rooms is the original range and fireplace. There are still working gas lights in two of the rooms.
References
- ^ Historic England, "The Blacksmiths Arms, Broughton Mills (1335972)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 August 2014
- ^ Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's best real heritage pubs. St. Albans: CAMRA. pp. 28–29. ISBN 9781852493042.
- ^ "History". Blacksmiths Arms. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Blacksmiths Arms". Sugarvine. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "The Blacksmith's Arms, Broughton Mills". Northern Pubs. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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