Blacksmiths Arms, Broughton Mills Explained

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.^[1]

History

Parts of the building date from 1577 when it was a farmhouse called "Broadstones".^[2] It was revised and converted into an inn in 1748,^[2] when it included a blacksmith's forge and had a working farm of .^[2]

The chef Michael Lane took over the pub in 2004.

Architecture

The roughcast stone whitewashed building has stone flagstone floors and a slate roof.^[3] The two-storey structure is of four-bays.

In one of the dining rooms is the original range and fireplace.^[4] There are still working gas lights in two of the rooms.

References

54.3039°N -3.1976°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Brandwood. Geoff. Britain's best real heritage pubs. 2013. CAMRA. St. Albans. 9781852493042. 28–29.
2. Web site: History . Blacksmiths Arms . 15 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190614012448/https://www.theblacksmithsarms.com/history/ . 14 June 2019 . live .
3. Web site: The Blacksmith's Arms, Broughton Mills . Northern Pubs . 15 March 2020.
4. Web site: Blacksmiths Arms . Sugarvine . 15 March 2020.