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The Rose & Crown was situated on Watergate. This was a grade-II listed pub.
It is now used as the Watergate Yard bar/restaurant.
Nigel Woodburn
From The British Newspaper Archive, 1723
Stolen or strayed from Grantham in Lincolnshire, about the 6th of this instant May, a white dog with a few liver coloured spots, a Spanish Pointer, one of his ears flit with a bit, goes somewhat lame. Whoever brings the said dog to Edward Ealhams at The Ship in Grantham, or to Roger Wilford at The Rose & Crown in Sleeford, shall have five shillings reward and reasonable charges.
Listed building details:
No 2 is the Rose and Crown Public House. Range of mid C18 buildings of 3 storeys in red brick. Pantiles. Stone plinth. No 10 is separate but similar, lower 2 windows to top storey with sliding sashes as others. Round-arched passage entry. Nos 4 to 8 have diagonal-set brick eaves cornice. Windows to top floor have sliding sashes with glazing bars. Brick bands between storeys. 7 windows to range, others hung sashes; ground floor windows boarded up. Small C19 shop window to No l0. Stone plinth. No 2 has been cement rendered. 1 window without glazing bars. Flat-arched yard entry. Right-hand section has parapet. 2 windows. Band between lst and 2nd storeys intact, moulded band between ground and 1st floors above modern windows. Rendered plinth. Right section included as part of group.
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Other Photos
Date of photo: c1996	Picture source: Ian Paterson