Guy Ritchie knocks back at a pint as he visits community football clubhouse

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    Guy Ritchie knocks back at a pint as he visits community football clubhouse stocking his ale… following shock fire at his Fitzrovia pub

    Guy Ritchie left the residents of Shaftesbury delighted on Monday as he paid a visit to the Dorset town’s new community football pitch. 

    The Hollywood director, 52, seemed in great spirits as he knocked back a pint of his own Gritchie beer – which is being stocked in the Shaftesbury FC clubhouse – and made at his brewery in Ashmore, five miles away. 

    While Guy looked delighted to pull a pint, it no doubt brought back memories of the horror fire that took place at his pub in Fitzrovia back in June – forcing the bar to shut for repairs.  

    Pour it up: Guy Ritchie left the residents of Shaftesbury delighted on Monday as he paid a visit to the Dorset town's new community football pitch and clubhouse

    Pour it up: Guy Ritchie left the residents of Shaftesbury delighted on Monday as he paid a visit to the Dorset town’s new community football pitch and clubhouse 

    Yet the Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels director put on a brave face as he chatted with locals and signed autographs. 

    Guy also officially opened the £500,000 artificial pitch and posed for pictures with fans.  

    The outing comes after Guy’s pub was damaged following a horror blaze on June 23, with a witness saying the smoke was so intense that it caused first responders to vomit.

    Yum: The Hollywood director, 52, seemed in great spirits as he knocked back a pint of his own Gritchie beer - which is being stocked in the Shaftesbury FC clubhouse

    Yum: The Hollywood director, 52, seemed in great spirits as he knocked back a pint of his own Gritchie beer – which is being stocked in the Shaftesbury FC clubhouse 

    Around 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines attended the Lore of the Land pub in Conway Street, Fitzrovia, at 12.15pm, where the fire is said to have started in an extraction system from the first floor to the roof vent.

    In pictures taken during the incident, smoke can be seen coming from the venue while firefighters continue working to make the brick pub safe. 

    An eyewitness whose property backs onto the pub saw the smoke billowing from their fifth floor balcony and described the moment firefighters battled the blaze.

    Shock: While Guy looked delighted to pull a pint, it no doubt brought back memories of the horror fire that took place at his pub in Fitzrovia in June - forcing the bar to shut for repairs

    Still smiling: He seemed in good spirits

    Shock: While Guy looked delighted to pull a pint, it no doubt brought back memories of the horror fire that took place at his pub in Fitzrovia in June – forcing the bar to shut for repairs

    The neighbour told MailOnline: ‘At one stage the roof had smoke coming out of every tile, it was quite a scene.

    ‘The chimneys, which I don’t think are fully functioning, had smoke coming out too and firefighters had to pour water down them. 

    ‘I saw one firefighter being sick because the smoke was so intense, which was why they all had breathing equipment.’

    Cutting the ribbon: The Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels director put on a brave face as he chatted with locals and signed autographs

    Cutting the ribbon: The Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels director put on a brave face as he chatted with locals and signed autographs

    After getting the blaze under control, firefighters were then seen pulling off the tiles on the roof leaving the property with gaping holes.

    The neighbour added: ‘They were clipping them off one by one to let air through. So now you can see into the top floor through the roof.

    ‘It’s going to be quite a repair job. But thankfully it’s seems like nobody was injured. It could have been a lot worse.’ 

    Damage: Guy's Camden Pub was left with holes in the roof after a fire broke out and 70 firefighters battled the blaze, with a witness saying the'smoke was so intense'

    Damage: Guy’s Camden Pub was left with holes in the roof after a fire broke out and 70 firefighters battled the blaze, with a witness saying the ‘smoke was so intense’

    The Lore Of The Land secretly opened its doors in 2019, marking Guy’s return to pub ownership for the first time since he and Madonna owned the Punch Bowl in Mayfair.

    The swanky menu features venison, which is brought in from Guy’s Wiltshire estate, Ashcombe, where Cecil Beaton lived.

    Beer served is from his Gritchie Brewing Company alongside bar snacks including Jerusalem artichoke pate with crispy chicken skin and a seed cracker.

    When the pub opened, it was revealed that Guy took incredible care to make sure that every plate, glass and picture in the pub was handpicked by him.

    Also there: After getting the blaze under control, firefighters were then seen pulling off the tiles on the roof  and police also attended the scene during the afternoon

    Also there: After getting the blaze under control, firefighters were then seen pulling off the tiles on the roof  and police also attended the scene during the afternoon 

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