Punch Bowl, Hoylake

Enormous 1930s brick built pub (formerly Cains?) that takes up the whole plot between two streets. Although it has lost a number of room divisions there are still three remaining and there are a lot of good quality original fittings, particularly in the snug. On Shaw Street (left hand) side are double doors with ‘Outdoor’ in stone above. Front left door has ‘bar’ in stone and leads to a big room as a result of a combining of two rooms and off sales between them - you can see clearly the original layout including the line of the off sales passage to the counter. All the panelling is modern as is the bar counter and bar back. A brick fireplace at the rear is about the only remaining original feature here but the gents’ does have its original tiled floor and four big urinals (the wall tiles are modern). Ladies not inspected.

Right hand front door has ‘Lounge’ in stone above and leads to a large room that was at least two. The area on the left retains its original fielded panelling to picture frame height and a stone fireplace with Tudor arch interior. It appears to retain its original bar counter and original bar back fitting with Tudor rose symbols. On the right side is more original fielded panelling to picture frame height but a dumb waiter near the door looks like a later addition. The panelling here looks similar to that on the bar counter so may have come from the former counter in the public bar? On the far right a wall has been removed to open up a room with more original fielded panelling to picture frame height, a large stone fireplace with Tudor arch interior, bell pushes, good plasterwork detail on three sections of the ceiling. There is a modern raised area near the windows.