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Date of photo: 2010	Picture source: Google Streetview
The Crown was situated at 108-110 High Street. A 17th century grade-II listed pub which closed in 1958.
My family lived here & ran the Crown Pub from 1933 to 1935. My grandfather, Percy Banks was the landlord along with my grandmother, Clara. They had 4 children, plus another was born here in 1934. My dad said hardly anyone came into the pub at this time during 1930s depression. My grandfather made extra money renovating old radio sets & charging accumulators.
Trevor Bank (July 2020)
Listed building details:
Farmhouse, later the Crown Public House, then the fire station cottage. Late C17. In mid C19 a wing to the right hand, now No. 108, was added. Timber-framed with gable end cased in white brick, and roughcast render to side walls. Steeply pitched roof of asbestos with a ridge stack rebuilt in white brick in C19. Gable end to road. Plan of three bays probably originally with a lobby entry. One storey and attics. Two dormers. All the fenestration and doorways are C19 or C20. The wing is mid C19 of grey brick with an asbestos roof. Two storeys. One hung sash of twelve panes at first floor and one at ground floor. panelled door. Inside, No. 110 was remodelled in C19. The main beams are exposed or boxed and there are abutting inglenook hearth, one of which is sealed.
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