A 300-year-old pub in Minchinhampton has been sold to one of the co-founders of fashion label Superdry.
The purchaser of The Crown Inn, Dunkerton Properties LLP, was set up by Julian Dunkerton, who founded Superdry but left the company earlier this year.
Mr Dunkerton also heads up the Lucky Onion Group, which runs other pubs across the Cotswolds, including The Wild Duck in Cirencester and The Wheatsheaf Inn in Northleach.
The pub, which closed in 2012, was sold to Dunkerton Properties by Ei Group.
A group set up by Minchinhampton residents to save the 300-year-old pub from development welcomed the sale.
Simon Witney, a director of the group, told members: “We are delighted to announce that the Crown Inn has been SOLD!
The Crown Inn in Minchinhampton. Photo: Simon Pizzey
“The new owners are, as some of you have begun to know (or guess correctly!) the Lucky Onion Group.
“We at Minchinhampton Crown Inn Ltd are naturally delighted with this outcome: they seem to be a fantastic business, and run a number of really good pubs and restaurants.
“We also think that they will be just the right sort of owners for the Crown - and of course for everyone in Minch! Let's all support them to the best of our ability, and make them most welcome.”
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