Latitude: 51.5232 / 51°31'23"N
Longitude: -0.1053 / 0°6'18"W
OS Eastings: 531546
OS Northings: 182182
OS Grid: TQ315821
Mapcode National: GBR N8.J4
Mapcode Global: VHGQT.4Z65
Plus Code: 9C3XGVFV+7V
Entry Name: 43 and 44 Clerkenwell Green and 55 Clerkenwell Close
Listing Date: 30 September 1994
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1195546
English Heritage Legacy ID: 368773
Also known as: Crown Tavern
The Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell
ID on this website: 101195546
Location: Clerkenwell, Islington, London, EC1R
County: London
District: Islington
Electoral Ward/Division: Clerkenwell
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Islington
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St James Clerkenwell
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: Pub
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TQ3182SE
635-1/74/282
ISLINGTON
CLERKENWELL GREEN (North West side)
Nos. 43 and 44
The Crown Tavern PH (43)
GV
II
Includes: No.55 CLERKENWELL CLOSE.
Terraced houses now incorporating a restaurant at no. 55 Clerkenwell Close, a pub at no 43 and a shop at no 44. Early C19 with pub frontage of c.1900. Yellow brick set in Flemish bond, stucco, roofs obscured by parapet. Two-window range to no 55 Clerkenwell Close, no 43 has a three-window range in Clerkenwell Close and two-window range in Clerkenwell Green, two-window range to no 44. Ground floor of no 55 Clerkenwell Close stuccoed with banded rustication; flat-arched entrance with cornice, C20 shallow bracketed bay window, and vestigial cornice. The pub front to no 43 has a tiled base, and pilasters supporting fascia and cornice; the framing to windows and doors appears to survive, and some original engraved glass, now set behind plate glass windows. No 44 has late C20 shopfront. The upper windows flat-arched with moulded stucco architraves, those to the first floor with segmental pediments on consoles; cornice and blocking course.
The interior of The Crown Tavern includes a late C19 bar back and bar counter surviving apparently in moderately large part; there is a back room with late C19 panelled dado, and a fireplace possibly of that date; staircase to upper room with turned balusters.
Listing NGR: TQ3154382182
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