The Punch Bowl, 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.[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]

The Punch Bowl, Mayfair
TypePrivate
IndustryPublic house
Foundedc. 1750
HeadquartersLondon, W1
United Kingdom
OwnerAlexander Langlands Pearse
Websitepunchbowllondon.com

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 entrepreneurs Piers Adam, Nick House, Guy Pelly and Tarquin Gorst, from Greg Foreman, father of actor Gregory Foreman.[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 to Alexander Langlands Pearse's Cirrus Inns Company.[11]

The Punchbowl re-opened its doors 20 October 2014 after having a full refurbishment.

References
  1. 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. 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.
  7. Nick Duerden (6 August 2009). "Everyone round to Guy Ritchie's place". London Evening Standard. 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. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320457739639&ssPageName=STRK:MESCX:IT
  10. "Evening Standard Christmas Charity Auction". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  11. Hodgson, Nick (25 March 2013). "Mr". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

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