Abbot s Fireside pub in Elham to be reopened by businessman Peter Malkin
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Updated: 08:07, 27 January 2021
One of Kent s oldest pubs is undergoing a £100,000 refurbishment in readiness for its re-launch.
It follows the purchase of the 15th century Abbot s Fireside in Elham, near Canterbury, by property restoration enthusiast Peter Malkin.
Peter Malkin outside the Abbot s Fireside at Elham where its original name of the Smithies Arms still hangs
He used to own Bridge Place - now the luxury Pig Hotel at Bridge - where he had lived for 53 years and ran the famous Bridge Country Club.
Yet at the age of 81, he shows no signs of retiring and is again indulging his passion for restoring old buildings and traditional English pubs.
The hospitality sector has shared its outrage over claims that it was to blame for the rise in coronavirus infections last year. It has called for a designated minister to help support it better going forward.
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