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Crown Hotel

A Grade II* Listed Building in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.572 / 51°34'19"N

Longitude: -0.7773 / 0°46'38"W

OS Eastings: 484837

OS Northings: 186614

OS Grid: SU848866

Mapcode National: GBR D5W.G9W

Mapcode Global: VHDWB.GRY8

Plus Code: 9C3XH6CF+R3

Entry Name: Crown Hotel

Listing Date: 16 July 1949

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1159570

English Heritage Legacy ID: 46235

ID on this website: 101159570

Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7

County: Buckinghamshire

Civil Parish: Marlow

Built-Up Area: Marlow

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Great Marlow with Marlow Bottom, Little Marlow and Bisham

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


1. MARKET SQUARE
1385
(North Side)
Crown Hotel
SU 8486 1/34 16.7.49.
II* GV

2.
Formerly the Old Town Hall. 1807. Architect Samuel Wyatt. 2 storeys.
Coarse stone on projecting plinth, with dressed stone Ist floor string
supporting double angle and single intermediate Doric pilasters and
entablature with blocking course. Slate roof. 3 bay front, colour-washed,
with tall lst floor windows and segmental arched openings on ground floor,
filled in with later windows and door. Small service door to left hand.
Clock tower in centre, over-blocking course, rectangular with 4 panelled
pilasters and small cornice, and surmounted with arched and domed bell
turret, crowned with bird weather-cock. The clock is of Cl7 date and came
from the Old Market House which stood in the road where the Obelisk now is
(qv). Some original interior decoration.

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


Listing NGR: SU8483786614

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