New Hall Inn
by Gordon James
Title
New Hall Inn
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Gordon James
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Photograph - Photography Digital
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The New Hall Inn, also known as the Hole in t'Wall, is the oldest public house in Bowness-on-Windermere, and is a Grade II listed building.
The building, located on Lowside, Bowness, dates from around 1650.
Thomas Longmire, a noted wrestler of his era, was landlord of the inn between 1852 and 1862.
The New Hall Inn gained its pub licence in 1866.
The New Hall Inn was acquired by John Booth of the Old Brewery, Ulverston, in 1880, and numerous changes to the pub were made.
The pub was one of the largest in Bowness by 1890, by which time it wasu known locally as the "Hole in the Wall", or "Hole in t'Wall" in regional dialect. The origin of the name is not entirely certain; there may have been in a literal hole in the wall of the building to pass drinks to the neighbouring blacksmithand ostlers.
The inn was the oldest licensed house in Bowness by 1907, and appealed to a working class clientele, particularly boatmen.
A 1931 account describes the pub as a place where dominoes and darts could be played, and where mild beer was served.
The building gained its Grade II listing in 1973.
Robinsons Brewery, the current owners as of 2019, acquired the pub in 1982.
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