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Punch Bowl

41 Farm Street,
Mayfair,
W1J 5RP

Like the Audley, this pub is a grade II listed building and the listing description is as follows: “Public House. Circa 1750, altered. Stuccoed brick, gambrel roof, partly pantiled, partly plain tiled. 3 storeys plus dormers. 3 bays. Ground floor with 2 right hand bays advanced with c. mid-C19 pilastered pub front. Square headed windows; plate glass sashes. Stucco band at level of second floor sills. Parapet with words 'The Punch Bowl' impressed in stucco frieze below 2 square headed dormers. Interior retaining dog leg closed string turned baluster staircase, dado panelling and door architraves, corner fireplaces to rear rooms and cornice to first floor rear room.”

Note also the barrister’s wig in a glazed compartment.

The Punch Bowl featured on the Compact and Bijou: Evening Crawl of Mayfair in April 2012.