Crown and Mitre public house

The Crown and Mitre is a public house, dating to the mid-to-late 19th century, with believed origins in the 16th century. It has undergone alterations and extensions in the 20th and 21st centuries. The building is constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with a 20th-century pantile roof. Its plan is roughly L-shaped, with a crosswing to the west.

The north-facing front elevation, to Ferry Street, originally has three bays and rises from a shallow painted plinth. A lean-to extension has been added at the east end, replacing earlier fabric. The roof is hipped at the west end and features brick chimneys at both ends. A dentilled storey band runs along the full length of the front elevation and returns along the west gable. A section of small limestone quoins is visible at the north-west corner. The brickwork above the storey band is of a later date than that below. The main entrance has a painted doorcase with an open pediment, and a six-panel door. To the right of the entrance is a 19th-century display window, set below a moulded fascia, which illuminates the main bar area. This opening is divided into three sections by timber pilasters with capitals and bases, and includes a two-light window in the upper part of each section, set beneath a shallow-arched head, separated by rounded mullions. To the left of the doorway is an eight over eight-pane sash window set beneath a plain soldier arch. There are three upper-floor windows with glazing bar sash frames, the central window being narrower with a six over six-pane frame; all have rubbed brick heads. A long, glazed extension, dating to the 21st century, runs along the west gable and the west wing, now enclosing a canted upper-floor oriel window, and is considered not of special interest. A 21st-century lean-to extension, built of salvaged bricks, is located at the east end and is also not of great significance.

The interior has been largely remodelled at ground floor level to create a single open-plan bar, mostly of 20th or 21st-century date. Replacement timber beams support the upper floor. The bar area is entered via a small lobby, with the bar counter and back bar against the west side wall. A smaller dining room is located to the east, at the rear of the bar area, and features a brick hearth and chimney breast to the east end wall, including a curved back wall, a deep bressemer, and a brick hearth. A staircase and landing at the rear provide access to the first floor and roof space. The staircase has turned balusters and some rectangular panelling to the stair side wall. The roof structure is mostly of 20th and 21st-century origin.