Rose and Crown Public House, Maldon (EHER 38359)

A 15th and 16th century (and later) timber framed public house, with an 18th century painted brick frontage and plain tile roof. The building is two storeys and has single storey extensions at the rear. The building comprises the timber framing of at least four builds, probably representing two former houses. To the west are the remains of a 15th century parlour cross-wing of three bays. Adjoining this is probable late 16th century inserted floor, into an open hall. To the east is a probably 16th century two-bay cross wing.

September 1971. Grade II listed. A 15th and 16th century (and later) timber framed public house, with a painted brick frontage and plain tile roof. The building is two storeys and has single storey extensions at the rear. The ground floor has two 20th century windows and three windows with side pilasters, flat hoods and frieze and plaster aprons underneath. There is a 20th century entrance door on the High Street elevation. The Butt Lane elevation is part ashlared render and part painted brick. The ground floor has two entrance doors. The rear elevation to the yard is of some complexity, with a two-storey rendered block with a plain tile roof, parallel to the front range, at the eastern end. This has a tall chimney stack with a former oven in its flank with a lean-to roof. The ground floor has a 20th century gabled single-storey extension and entrance door. To the west of this is a Welsh-slate lean-to extension, abutting the rear part of a two-storey cross-wing with hipped and gableted plain tile roof. This has a lean-to extension in black weatherboarding and a further 20th century extension with an asbestos roof. The building comprises the timber framing of at least four builds, probably representing two former houses. To the west are the remains of a 15th century parlour cross-wing of three bays. Adjoining this is probable late 16th century inserted floor, into an open hall. This is framed to accommodate a chimney stack and appears to have been altered to two storeys in the 17th century. To the east is a probably 16th century two-bay cross wing. In 1575 part of this property was called 'Cobbes at the corner'. <1> See photos <2>. July 2015. Building recording. The building incorporates two medieval, timber-framed crosswings; one at the west end and one at the east end. The space between these medieval structures is occupied by two 17th century timber framed hall ranges; the one to the east constructed shortly before the one to the west. Towards the end of the 18th century a brick façade was added to the street elevation, replacing the front walls of the timber framed ranges, the roof was rebuilt involving the removal of the front gables to the crosswings, and a parallel brick extension was added to the rear. The result is that, viewed from the High Street, there are few clues to the building’s true antiquity. <3> <4> <5> The building abuts No.107 High Street (EHER 38358) to the north-west.