Rose And Crown

ST 77 SW 8/399

WICK AND ABSON C.P. HIGH STREET (south side) Rose and Crown

II

Inn. Early - mid C17, later C18 and C19 alterations and additions, C20 alterations. Rubble, rendered, double Roman tiled roof with brick ridge and gable stacks, also pantiles, slates and plain tiles. Originally 2- room through passage plan, with additions to right and left and wing to right forming L-plan. West elevation of 2 storeys and 4 windows, ground floor has canted bay with hipped slate roof, C20 door with timber lintel, 2-light casement and canted bay in angle of L-plan (in position of original door to through passage) with plain tiled roof; first floor has four 2-light casements of varieds sizes, one C20 to right; level of roof higher over 3 bays to left; 2-storey wing to right has door and 9-pane fixed light, 2-light casement under eaves; attached to left a single storey pantiled addition, formerly stable, with two 2-light casements. Right return has single storey addition with blocked window in gable end, 2 C20 doors to rear; decorative bargeboards at gable end of 2-storey wing. Rear has single storey C20 addition with concrete double Roman tiled roof, C20 windows to rear of single storey addition to right. Interior: beam along right of through passage has mortices for screen, slightly lower floor level to right, chamfered door frame to left with segmental head, rear passage door blocked with timber lintel remaining; winder stair to rear left, to left of passage fireplace with heavy cambered wooden lintel, chamfered and stopped beams. First floor not inspected. Said to have been an inn since 1742 and the birthplace of John Gully, champion prize-fighter of England, born 21.8.1783.

Listing NGR: ST7044672687