The Punch Bowl, Mayfair
{{Short description|Pub in Mayfair, London}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox historic site
| name = The Punch Bowl, Mayfair
| image = The Punch Bowl in Mayfair.jpg
| type = Public house
| designation1 = Grade II
| designation1_offname = THE PUNCH BOWL PUBLIC HOUSE
| designation1_date = 15-Jul-1987
| designation1_number = 1357029
| built = c. 1750
| architecture = Georgian
| location = 41 Farm Street, Mayfair
}}
The Punch Bowl, at 41 Farm Street, Mayfair, is a London public house, dating from circa 1750. It is listed as Grade II by English Heritage.{{NHLE |num=1357029 |desc=THE PUNCH BOWL PUBLIC HOUSE, 41 FARM STREET WESTMINSTER, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON |access-date=17 December 2009}} It is a Georgian building and, although altered over the years, retains many period features including a dog-leg staircase, internal cornicing and dado panelling.
History
The pub featured in the documentary film I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, which followed Madonna in 2004 and showed her and her husband Guy Ritchie on a night out at their "local".{{cite web | date = 4 December 2005 | title = A box of Madges | work = The Guardian | author = Kathryn Flett | url = https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2005/dec/04/features.review7 | access-date = 17 December 2009 }} In March 2008 the pub was bought for a reputed £2.5 million by Ritchie and Madonna, with the involvement of nightclub entrepreneur Piers Adam.{{cite web | date = 6 March 2008 | title = Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises says no truth in Madonna pub story | publisher = Caterer Search | url = http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/03/06/319469/scottish-newcastle-pub-enterprises-says-no-truth-in-madonna-pub.html | access-date = 17 December 2009 }}{{cite web |author=James Millbank |date=2 March 2008 |title=Like a Virgin and Tonic |url=http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_headline=like-a-virgin-tonic&method=full&objectid=20337382&siteid=93463-name_page.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301220659/http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_headline=like-a-virgin-tonic&method=full&objectid=20337382&siteid=93463-name_page.html |archive-date=1 March 2012 |access-date=17 December 2009 |publisher=The People}}{{cite web | date = 4 March 2008 | title = Madonna buys Mayfair pub | publisher = Caterer Search | url = http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/03/04/319391/madonna-buys-mayfair-pub.html | access-date = 17 December 2009 }} In Ritchie and Madonna's November 2008 divorce settlement, Ritchie gained ownership of Madonna's share of the pub.{{cite web | date = 20 November 2009 | title = Madonna and Guy Ritchie reach divorce settlement | work = The Daily Telegraph | author = Caroline Gammell and Anita Singh | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3490550/Madonna-and-Guy-Ritchie-reach-divorce-settlement.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130505063252/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3490550/Madonna-and-Guy-Ritchie-reach-divorce-settlement.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 5 May 2013 | access-date = 17 December 2009 }}
The pub has become renowned for the number of celebrities who visit it.{{cite web | date = 6 August 2009 | title = Everyone round to Guy Ritchie's place | work = London Evening Standard | author = Nick Duerden | url = http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23728884-everyone-round-to-guy-ritchies-place.do | access-date = 17 December 2009 }} Complaints by local residents about noise and other disturbances led to a review of the pub's licence, with some restrictions imposed by Westminster City Council in December 2009.{{cite web | date = 18 December 2009 | title = Neighbours fail to close Guy Ritchie's pub | work = The Independent | author = Tom Peck | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/neighbours-fail-to-close-guy-ritchies-pub-1844254.html | access-date = 18 December 2009 }}
The winner of a 14 December 2009 eBay auction, organised by the Evening Standard newspaper for the charity Kids Company, paid £2,214.12 to "Have a pint with Guy Ritchie at The Punch Bowl".[http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320457739639&ssPageName=STRK:MESCX:IT] {{dead link|date=July 2022}}{{cite web | title = Evening Standard Christmas Charity Auction | work = London Evening Standard | url = http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/xmas-auction09.do | access-date = 18 December 2009 }}
On 25 March 2013, the Evening Standard reported that Ritchie had sold the pub.{{cite news|last1=Hodgson|first1=Nick|title=Mr|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/guy-ritchie-sells-his-mayfair-pub-to-the-stars-the-punch-bowl-8548114.html|access-date=4 October 2014|work=London Evening Standard|date=25 March 2013}}
The Punch Bowl re-opened on 20 October 2014, after having a full refurbishment.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.punchbowllondon.com/}}
- {{NHLE |num=1357029}} Details the building's architecture and listing
- [http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/reviews/12530.html Time Out review]
- [http://idocs.westminster.gov.uk:8080/WAM/doc/Background%20Papers-1737854.pdf;jsessionid=AEBC91CAC4DA9B2323DE624C7031B9EC?extension=.pdf&wmName=&wmTransparency=0&location=volume21&pageCount=7&contentType=application%2Fpdf&id=1737854&wmLocation=0 The Punch Bowl Planning and Listed Building Application: Design and Heritage Statement submitted to Westminster City Council]{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Pubs in London}}
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Category:Houses completed in 1750
Category:Grade II listed pubs in the City of Westminster
Category:Buildings and structures in Mayfair