The Gardeners Arms is a pub in Bilton, a suburb of Harrogate in North Yorkshire.
The pub was built, probably in 1698,[1] for the Mountgarrett estate. It has retained its original layout, although the rear rooms have been converted from residential to pub use, and there is a 20th century extension at the west end. In the 1970s, the estate sold the pub to its tenant, Maurice Johnson.[2] The pub was purchased by Sean Franklin in 1980, who set up a brewery on the premises, at which he pioneered the use of American hops in the United Kingdom.[3] In 1988, Daleside Brewery moved in. The pub was later sold to Samuel Smith Old Brewery. It has lawns to the side and rear with numerous tables and seats, and trees and a stream behind.[2] The pub was grade II listed in 1975,[4] and it is rated two stars on the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[5]
The public house is built of gritstone, and has a stone slate roof with coped gables and kneelers. There are two storeys and two bays. The central doorway has an architrave and a bracketed hood, and the windows are mullioned with three lights, and contain sashes.[4] Inside, there is a central corridor with rooms either side. On the right is the parlour, with a serving hatch, and behind it is a small bar and snug. On the left is a room named the "piggery", with a large fireplace, and behind is a room named "Wrinkley Lodge". The floors have flagstones.[1][2]
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edit- ^ a b Thomas, Chris; Thomas, Peter (2005). Yorkshire's Historic Pubs. History Press. ISBN 9780750954297.
- ^ a b c Chrystal, Paul (2016). Harrogate Pubs. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445653198.
- ^ Boak, Jessica; Bailey, Ray (2014). Brew Britannia. White Lion Publishing. ISBN 9781781312711.
- ^ a b "Gardener's Arms". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Gardeners Arms, Harrogate". Campaign for Real Ale. Retrieved 14 November 2024.