The Crown Hotel

The Crown Hotel is a public house located in Bishops Waltham, originally built in the 17th century. It features a timber frame structure that was reclad and extended in the 18th century, with a tall extension added in the late 19th century. The front walls are finished in stucco, with a plinth and moulded first-floor bands on the 19th-century block. The wings of the building are constructed of painted brickwork, with a small area of exposed timber frame, while the rear gables are covered in tiles above the brickwork. The roof is tiled and includes gables, hips, and half-hips, with wrought-iron eaves brackets on the older section.

As a coaching inn that has undergone many phases of development, the hotel has an irregular arrangement of wings and extensions. The north front elevation is two storeys high and features a projecting wing on the west side, which leads to a symmetrical and taller facade from the 19th century, containing four windows on the upper level and three on the ground floor, which are sashes. The older doorway is adorned with a pediment on brackets, an architrave, and glazed doors, while another similar doorway has a cornice. The east elevation primarily consists of a rear wing that was once stables, now converted, and is two storeys tall with two windows above five. The rear elevation of the older section showcases three gables, with the largest in the center, featuring older casements and sashes, along with a 20th-century brick porch, flanked by service wings.