Army officer-turned-singer/songwriter James Blunt has taken over the Carpenter’s Arms in Hammersmith, his second pub after the Fox and Pheasant, his local in Chelsea. James acquired the cute Victorian pub in elegant St Peter’s Square from Jack Greenall of Wren Pubs, owners of The Surprise in Chelsea and The Walmer Castle in Notting Hill. A […]
Highly regarded Hammersmith independent The Carpenter’s Arms has been acquired by Jack Greenall, scion of the Lancashire brewing dynasty who also owns The Surprise near Chelsea Physic Garden and the Walmer Castle in Notting Hill. In Black Lion Lane off the St Peter’s Square Regency enclave, the Carpenter’s is regularly listed in the annual Harden’s […]
Prominent Notting Hill pub the Walmer Castle is to reopen on November 1 under new ownership – its third in quick succession after a turbulent few years. The new owners are Jack and Poppy Greenall, who also own The Surprise in Chelsea – another handsome mid-Victorian tavern – and are working to resurrect it as a “traditional community […]
