Crown Inn And Victoria Friendly Society Premises

The Crown Inn and Victoria Friendly Society premises date from around 1700 and are two and a half storeys high. The building is constructed from coursed, squared rubble with a chamfered eaves course. It features a slate roof with coped verges on the right, an ashlar chimney with a moulded capping on the left, and a brick chimney to the right of the centre. The rear has stone slates. There are two gabled dormers, located in the centre and on the left side. The first floor has four windows, while the ground floor has three, all of which are three-light mullioned casements with drips on the ground floor. To the right, there is a segmental keyed coachway arch that provides access to the yard, with the entrance to the inn now located within this coachway.

At the rear, there is a large taller extension on the south-west side, which includes a three-light mullioned window facing the yard. A hipped former stair turret is situated in the centre. The Victoria and Friendly Society premises were established in 1837, as noted on a tablet, and include an Assembly Room that extends beyond the Crown Inn. This large outbuilding is two storeys high, built of rubble with ashlar dressings and quoins, and features a moulded eaves course and a slate roof with coped verges. The first floor has four glazing bar sash windows, while the ground floor has two segmental archways on the left, likely used for storage and coaches. The premises are still used for Mummers plays and similar events after being sold by the Friendly Society in 1872.