Burghley Arms
| Burghley Arms | |
|---|---|
 Burghley Arms façade | |
  Location within Lincolnshire | |
| 52°46′06″N 0°22′37″W / 52.76837°N 0.37697°W | |
| Location | Bourne, Lincolnshire |
| History | |
| Built | before 1520 |
| Site notes | |
| Owner | Craft Union Pub Company |
| Website | https://www.craftunionpubs.com/burghley-arms-inn-bourne |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | The Burghley Arms |
| Designated | 29 September 1972 |
| Reference no. | 1241949 |
The Burghley Arms is a pub in Bourne, Lincolnshire, located at 6 North Street.[1] The statesman William Cecil was born there in 1520.
History
[edit]Residence
[edit]Located at the town's marketplace, the building was originally a house, owned by the Hekington family, and was given to William Hekington's daughter, Jane, who married Sir Richard Cecil.[2] In September 1520 it became the birthplace of their first and only son William Cecil,[3] who became the chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I, and was later elevated to the peerage as Lord Burghley.[4]
Public house
[edit]It ceased to be a residence in 1717, and became a pub, then known as the Bull and Talbot, and by the 19th century was simply known as The Bull Inn.[5] Australian poet and novelist Frederic Manning stayed there for long periods in the interwar years, while writing his 1930 novel Her Privates We, with a blue plaque in his honour being placed on the façade.[6][7] In October 1955, it was renamed to the Burghley Arms in honour of Lord Burghley, and a plaque was erected on the side of the building by the Bourne Urban District Council.[8][9] It received Grade II listed status in September 1972.[5]
Modern
[edit]
In summer 2015, it adopted a novel marketing strategy; running a "husband day care service" for while their wives were out shopping.[9]
A new landlord, Dave Charsley, took over the running of the pub on 15 December 2025.[10]
Architecture
[edit]The building has over time been heavily altered, but features a carriage arch, and modern, Tudor-style windows.[11] The roof has three dormers, and an extension to the left built in a matching style forms part of the adjacent bank.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Burghley Arms". www.bournetown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ Alford, Stephen (2008). Burghley: William Cecil at the Court of Elizabeth I. Yale University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-300-11896-4.
- ↑ Gunn, Richard (19 September 2024). "The Bourne Identity". The Moment Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Founder of a dynasty". Lincolnshire Life. Archived from the original on 25 April 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 "THE BURGHLEY ARMS, Bourne - 1241949 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2026. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Needle, Rex (3 July 2009). "Plaques to Remember the Famous". Bourne Local. Archived from the original on 25 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Secret Drinker reviews the Burghley Arms Inn in Bourne". LincsOnline. 29 November 2024. Archived from the original on 17 April 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Burghley Arms, Bourne - Birthplace of William Cecil". CAMRA - The Campaign for Real Ale. 6 March 2024. Archived from the original on 7 November 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Burghley Arms". www.falakros.net. Archived from the original on 25 April 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ Wiecha, Martyna (29 December 2025). "New landlord aims to 'turn the pub back into the community hub it once was'". LincsOnline. Archived from the original on 10 January 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ Robinson, Frank (September 2011). "Bourne, Burghley Arms". Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
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