A LANDMARK Burnley pub is nearing the end of a major refurbishment scheme that’s set to return it to its former glory.

The Tim Bobbin Hotel in Padiham Road is being restored to the original four-room layout by its owners, the Yorkshire brewery Samuel Smith.

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The pub closed in May to allow builders to demolish various extensions to the property dating back more than four decades.

It is currently surrounded by scaffolding as Preston-based construction firm Parkinson and Hartley carry out the work.

A design statement from the brewery when planning permission was granted last year said: “The aim of the proposed refurbishment scheme is to return the building to more like its original form, removing the most recent extensions carried out in the last 40 or so years.

“Rather than the large open spaces created in recent times, the building will be returned to four smaller rooms, with the central milling space occupied by the bar servery.

“Minimal work to the elevations is envisaged beyond that necessary consequent to the demolition of the recent extensions.”

Anyone travelling down the busy thoroughfare will have noticed large sections of white tarpaulin strapped in place over the top of the site.

These are to keep rain out while the roof undergoes some major rebuilding and the outer walls are inspected.

Refurbishment was expected to be completed this month, but now looks set to be delayed until later in the year.

The brewery could not confirm a completion date when contacted by the Lancashire Telegraph.

A former coaching house, the Tim Bobbin Hotel took its named from 18th Century Lancashire dialect poet John Collier, who used the pseudonym for his work.

Burnley Council had previously gave the scheme the green light in 2008 and 2011, but the redevelopment didn’t materialise at those stages.