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Aug 2023
Independent bottle shop and taproom to open in Ripon
An independent bottle shop and taproom is set to open in the heart of Ripon.
The Portly Pig will operate in a building on Kirkgate that has seen a variety of uses over two centuries.
Number 5 Kirkgate will be known to many as the former Oasis Florists and those with longer memories will recall it being the offices of the Ripon Gazette newspaper.
A Civic Society plaque shows that before then it was a Town (Council) House from 1835 to 1851and then a borough police station with four cells between 1875 and 1887.
The Ripon Civic Society plaque
Now, Adam Coulson is transforming the premises into The Portly Pig Bottleshop and Taproom. He told the Stray Ferret:
Mr Coulson added:
Finishing touches being made to the premises will include permanent signage - but where did the name come from?
Mr Coulson explained:
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