Blacksmiths Arms, Broughton Mills
The Seven Stars is a Grade II listed public house at Broughton Mills, Cumbria, England.[1]
The Blacksmiths Arms
It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[2]
History
Parts of the building date from 1577 when it was a farmhouse called "Broadstones".[3] It was revised and converted into an inn in 1748,[1][3] when it included a blacksmith's forge and had a working farm of 34 acres (14 ha).[3]
The chef Michael Lane took over the pub in 2004.[4]
Architecture
The roughcast stone whitewashed building has stone flagstone floors and a slate roof.[5][1] The two-storey structure is of four-bays.[1]
In one of the dining rooms is the original range and fireplace.[4] There are still working gas lights in two of the rooms.[1]
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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