Crown House the Crown Cottage

Crown House and The Crown Cottage are four dwellings that were formerly an inn, dating back to the 16th century, with remodels in the 18th century and subdivisions in the 20th century. The building features timber framing with rendered and brick infill, colourwashed brick, and a mix of old and recent plain-tile roofs with brick stacks. It has a five-unit plan with two rear wings and stands two storeys plus attics high.

The 18th-century brick front has five windows, a stepped plinth, storey bands, and a plain parapet. There is a central carriage entry with plank double doors. To the left, there are two segmental-arched sashes with thick glazing bars, while the first-floor sashes have been renewed, and the heads and parapet have been rebuilt. To the right, an elaborate doorcase with fluted Composite columns and a carved frieze is flanked by large 20th-century bow windows. The first floor features two 16-pane sashes and a shorter sash over the entry, all with segmental arches. The parapet rises as a gable with a two-light casement, and to the extreme right, there is an elaborate lead rainwater head. The roof has a large stack to the left of the entry and two gabled roof dormers to the extreme left.

The one-bay timber-framed left rear wing retains a five-light canted oriel at the first floor, with ovolo-moulded mullions, leaded lights, and a small gable. There is a small high-level mullion window to the left, and there was likely a similar window to the right. The timber-framed right rear wing has likely been shortened at the first-floor level but continued as stables, which have now been converted into a dwelling (No.46).

Inside No.52, to the left of the entry, there is a large open fireplace, a first-floor fireplace with a moulded-brick fireback, chamfered-and-stopped joists and beams, some very heavy flat joists, and massive curved windbraces in the roof.