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| HER Number: | MDV35997 |
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| Name: | Former Rose and Crown Inn |
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Summary
Former inn dating to at least 1794. Cob and stone construction with smoke-blackened trusses. Fine medieval interior.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 713 257 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS72NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Molton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH MOLTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS72NW/104
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- INN (Post Medieval to XVIII - 1540 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Laithwaite, M., 1989, Former Rose & Crown Inn, 6 South Street, South Molton (Worksheet). SDV78268.
Rose and Crown Inn dates from at least 1794 when a deed described it as 'a public inn or victualing house' called the Rose and Crown. A plan on the deed shows ground floor with outbuildings at rear. Front range is part cob, part stone rubble, with rebuilt front wall (19th century). Trusses are smoke-blackened. Other details: Notes on back of South Molton Archive worksheet.
South Molton Archive, 1989, Former Rose & Crown Inn, 6 South Street, South Molton (Worksheet). SDV78270.
One time Rose and Crown Inn according to Directories of 1850-1939. Front range part of a cross passage 'longhouse'. Three stud-panel screens, two jetties. Interesting green stencil on plaster/gesso on north screen. Rear wall much rebuilt but appears to have lateral stack. Roof - three trusses visible at first floor - some jointed crucks. Rear range in two phases, much altered. Rear with late 19th century floor and end stack. Barn in yard and range of outbuildings not yet surveyed. Surveyed by South Molton Archive members and also seen by Peter Child. The south end of the building is now in separate ownership. Other details: Back of worksheet has notes by M.Laithwaite.
South Molton & District Archive Local History Society, 2000, South Molton Heritage Trail, 19 (Pamphlet). SDV61800.
Rose and Crown has fine medieval interior. In 1900 it consisted of stables, brewhouses, outhouses, cellars and courtyard. It remained a public house until the late 1960s and is now a centre for complementary medicine
Context One Archaeological Services, 2010, Land Adjacent to South Molton Hospital, Widgery Drive, South Molton, North Devon, 4 (Report - Evaluation). SDV347309.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #88856 ] |
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| SDV347309 | Report - Evaluation: Context One Archaeological Services. 2010. Land Adjacent to South Molton Hospital, Widgery Drive, South Molton, North Devon. Context One Archaeological Services Report. COAS./EVA/09/SMD;COAS/EVA/10/SMD. A4 stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV61800 | Pamphlet: South Molton & District Archive Local History Society. 2000. South Molton Heritage Trail. A5 Paperback. 19. |
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| SDV78268 | Worksheet: Laithwaite, M.. 1989. Former Rose & Crown Inn, 6 South Street, South Molton. Devon County Sites and Monuments Register. Worksheet. |
| SDV78270 | Worksheet: South Molton Archive. 1989. Former Rose & Crown Inn, 6 South Street, South Molton. Devon County Sites and Monuments Register. Worksheet. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 24 2011 12:04PM |
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