This 17th century pub is well worth a visit to see the wonderful snug created by two large curved settles around a large old brick fireplace, all of which could be as much as 200 years old. The settles are held in place by iron stays attached to the beamed ceiling. An uneven brick floor passageway runs from the front door and to the left is a room with a herringbone brick floor. Situated beyond the snug, the modern bar fittings include a bar-back with linen-fold panelling from the Dorchester in London; this was installed in a refit in the 1990s and involved moving the bar counter through 90 degrees. The bar has since been moved again following flooding in Winter 2013. The farm attached to the pub has won many awards for its pigs and sheep.
17th century pub. The Crown is well worth a visit to see the wonderful snug created by two large curved settles around a large old brick fireplace, all of which could be as much as 200 years old. The settles are held in place by iron stays attached to the beamed ceiling. An uneven brick floor passageway runs from the front door and to the left is a room with a herringbone brick floor. Situated beyond the snug the modern bar fittings include a bar back with linen-fold panelling from the Dorchester in London, which was installed in a refit in the 1990s and involved moving the bar counter through 90 degrees. The bar has since been moved again following flooding in Winter 2013.
There are only a handful of
similar rooms or snugs formed of two or more high backed settles left in the whole of the UK. They can be found at the following Heritage Pubs – the
Holly Bush, Mackeney, Derbyshire;
Malt Shovel, Spondon, Derbyshire;
Green Dragon, Flaunden, Hertfordshire;
Red Lion, Kenninghall, Norfolk;
North Star, Steventon, Oxfordshire;
Kings Head, Laxfield, Suffolk;
Bell & Cross, Holy Cross, Clent, Worcestershire;
Old White Beare, Norwood Green, Yorkshire, West;
Red Lion, Llansannan, North West Wales;;
Wheatsheaf, Raby, Merseyside;;
Galway Arms, East Retford, Nottinghamshire;; and
Anchor, High Offley, Staffordshire .
The pub has a farm attached with pigs and sheep that have won many awards as demonstrated by the number of rosettes displayed on the beams.
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