The Crown Inn

The Crown Inn is a late medieval hall house with an early to mid-19th century front, located on the north side of The Square in Cowden. The building has two storeys and dormers, featuring a tile roof with one end hipped and three ridge chimney stacks. The ground floor is made of painted brick and has a continuous corbelled course above the windows. In the center, there is a 19th-century projecting porch made of painted brick, topped with a tiled roof and ornamental bargeboards that include a central pendant. On either side of the porch, there are two sets of casement windows in wooden frames, each containing square paned leaded lights. The first floor has painted tile hanging with a bracket gutter and eaves, and features four sets of casement windows in wooden frames with square paned leaded lights. Above, there are two tiled dormers with 19th-century ornamental bargeboards, each containing square paned leaded casements. To the right, there is a projecting signboard on a bracket and a stone mounting block. Inside, some timber is visible, including one moulded beam and a carved crown post in the attic. The Crown Inn, along with the stable buildings and Gainsford House, forms a group with No. 2 High Street.