Building record 179/0/12 - Crown Inn, High Street

The present Crown Inn replaced an earlier building destroyed by the Great Fire of 1583. It was the most expensive new building costing 3l3 pounds, 13 shillings and 4 pence. In C18 an Assembly Room was added to the rear (1). It is an important late C16 building. Timber framed with plaster infill, it stands three storeys, with a slight jetty at each floor, carried on enriched brackets. The building is close-studded, unlike the contemporary buildings which have a more decorative treatment. Restored mullioned and transomed windows to ground and first storey and a most interesting continuous gallery at second storey, now partitioned internally. Covered passageway leads into the former yard (2).

Nantwich Town Council, 1977, Walkabout tour of Nantwich (Booklet-Leaflet). SCH7371.

<1> Lake J.J., 1981, A History and Guide to Nantwich, /7 (Book). SCH66.

<2> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Report). SCH1934.