The Punch Bowl, Low Row

The Punch Bowl is a historic pub in Low Row, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The pub is dates 1638, and may partly date from that period, but is mostly mid 18th century.[1] It is locally believed that it was the main stop on the "corpse road", where bodies were carried from upper Swaledale to the burial ground at Grinton, which ceased to be used after 1580, when ground was consecrated in Muker.[2] The building was extended in the early 20th century. In 1929, it suffered a serious fire, destroying the roof and interior, but was soon restored.[3] The building was grade II listed in 1986.[1]

The pub is built of stone with an artificial slate roof. It has three storeys and six bays. On the front are two doorways, the left with a quoined surround and a dated and initialled lintel. There is a blocked fire window with a moulded surround, and the other windows are sashes. On the right is a later projecting extension.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Punch Bowl Hotel, Melbecks (1301814)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. ^ Appleton, Mike (2023). A-Z of the Yorkshire Dales. Amberley. ISBN 9781398112643.
  3. ^ Lloyd, Chris (22 January 2022). "'Heroic endeavours' saved the Punch Bowl, Low Row, from fire". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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