The Punch Bowl, at 41 Farm Street, Mayfair, is a public house, dating from circa 1750. It is listed as Grade II by English Heritage.[1] 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.[1]

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".[2] 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.[3][4][5] In Ritchie and Madonna's November 2008 divorce settlement, Ritchie gained ownership of Madonna's share of the pub.[6]

The pub has become renowned for the number of celebrities who visit it.[7] 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.[8]

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".[9][10]

On 25 March 2013, the Evening Standard reported that Ritchie had sold the pub.[11]

The Punch Bowl re-opened on 20 October 2014, after having a full refurbishment.

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "THE PUNCH BOWL PUBLIC HOUSE, 41 FARM STREET WESTMINSTER, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON (1357029)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Kathryn Flett (4 December 2005). "A box of Madges". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises says no truth in Madonna pub story". Caterer Search. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  4. ↑ James Millbank (2 March 2008). "Like a Virgin and Tonic". The People. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Madonna buys Mayfair pub". Caterer Search. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  6. ↑ Caroline Gammell and Anita Singh (20 November 2009). "Madonna and Guy Ritchie reach divorce settlement". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ Nick Duerden (6 August 2009). "Everyone round to Guy Ritchie's place". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  8. ↑ Tom Peck (18 December 2009). "Neighbours fail to close Guy Ritchie's pub". The Independent. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  9. ↑ [dead link]
  10. ↑ "Evening Standard Christmas Charity Auction". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  11. ↑ Hodgson, Nick (25 March 2013). "Mr". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Punch_Bowl,_Mayfair