The Brown Cow in Bingley undergoing major £250k makeover

The Brown Cow, on Ireland Bridge in Bingley, is undergoing a major redevelopment of the outside of the site.

The work includes knocking down two semi-detached houses that had become uninhabitable at the pub’s site due to past floods.

These derelict buildings will be replaced by a large patio for outdoor drinking and dining and a new rear entrance to the pub.

The outside of the pub will also be redecorated as part of the work, which is taking place at the back of the Brown Cow.

Building work is continuing at the Brown Cow (Image: Newsquest)

A new entrance to the pub from the outdoor area is also being built as part of the work.

The new outdoor drinking and dining area will be covered over by a large shelter to protect people from the elements.

An artist's impression of what the new outdoor dining/drinking area will look like at the pub (Image: Brown Cow/Timothy Taylor's)

The Timothy Taylor’s pub will remain open throughout the works apart from on March 6 when it will be closed for the day.

The work started in January and is scheduled to be open to customers over the Easter weekend on Good Friday (April 7).

The work at The Brown Cow is scheduled to be completed by Easter (Image: Newsquest)

A spokesman for Timothy Taylor’s said the work will become a "fantastic addition to the pub’".

Jo Hogg, Brown Cow licensee alongside her chef husband Mat since 2014, said: “The work will give a new lease of life to the pub. It’s exciting.

“The flood at the pub was in 2015, so we’ve been waiting seven or eight years to do this work.

Mat and Jo Hogg have run The Brown Cow since 2014 (Image: Newsquest)

“You’ve got to invest in the property to try to keep up with the competition.

“The pub is doing really well. We had a good January and February. It’s a lovely, idyllic destination next to the river.

“They are not doing anything internally at the pub. We will have a new entranceway into the pub.

“The outside area will be turned into more of a drinking and dining space.

“The car park is tight on spaces at the moment. We’re still managing.

The Brown Cow is open as usual while the building work continues outside the pub (Image: Newsquest)

“The cottages had to be pulled down, they were rotten inside. They were sat there not doing anything.”

It is the latest makeover at the Brown Cow site since it was affected by the Boxing Day floods of 2015.

The pub was left under five feet of filthy water after the River Aire burst its banks.

Four months of non-stop cleaning and repairs followed and the pub re-opened in April 2016 after around £150,000 worth of repair work.

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