Crown Hotel, Main Street, Thornton

Later to late 19th century with later alterations. 2 storey, 6 bay hotel in irregular terrace with Baronial details. Flat roofed extension to S not included in listing. Dressed, squared and snecked rubble, random rubble and harl with droved and polished dressings. Base course and dividing course. Keystoned, roll moulded doorcase, round headed and segmental arched openings, chamfered cills, stone mullions and stop chamfered arrises.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: centrepiece of advanced and gabled bays flanking entrance of boarded doorcase with modern timber canopy, window at 1st floor, gabled bays with tripartite, segmental arched windows and round headed windows on returns to right and left to both floors, moulded tablet in gableheads. Further door in penultimate bay to left with round headed, roll moulded and banded doorcase with monogrammed (EHB) keystone, bipartite window above; bay to outer left with tripartite window at ground and bipartite window above. Pend opening to outer right blocked with modern door, further window at 1st floor.

Plate glass glazing in timber sash and case windows at 1st floor, ground floor windows blocked but evidence of original windows. Grey slates. Coped ashlar stacks with some cans; plain bargeboarding, overhanging eaves and decorative cast iron finials.