The Old Punchbowl
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Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 2 Sep 2017
Originally a Wealden hall house, built in the 15th Century. Known as Bristow Meads from the 17th Century and Mitchells Farm in the early 19th Century, in the late 19th Century it was divided into two houses. In 1929, in need of restoration, it was purchased by a Mrs E Messer who converted it back into a single building, before selling it on to a Captain L Young, who opened it as a tearoom, "Ye Olde Punch Bowle", in 1930. In 1952 it was purchased by the National Provincial Bank and converted into a bank branch, a role it retained (later as the National Westminster Bank) until 1992. It was then purchased by Greene King brewery, who converted it into a pub, reviving the Old Punchbowl name. Grade II* listed - see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1187086