Crown Hotel

The Crown Hotel, formerly the Old Town Hall, was built in 1807 and designed by architect Samuel Wyatt. It is a two-storey building made of coarse stone on a projecting plinth, featuring dressed stone on the first-floor string that supports double angle and single intermediate Doric pilasters, along with an entablature and blocking course. The slate roof covers a three-bay front that is colour-washed, with tall windows on the first floor and segmental arched openings on the ground floor, which have been filled in with later windows and a door. There is a small service door on the left side.

In the center of the building, there is a clock tower above the blocking course. The clock tower is rectangular and has four panelled pilasters, a small cornice, and is topped with an arched and domed bell turret, which is crowned with a bird weather-cock. The clock itself dates from the 17th century and was originally from the Old Market House that once stood where the Obelisk is now located. Some original interior decoration remains.

The Crown Hotel and the adjacent Nos 4 form an important group at the north-west end of High Street.