Information for record number MWA13292:
Site of the Rose and Crown public house, Castle End (the Square), Kenilworth

Summary Site of the historic Rose and Crown public house situated on the west side of the Square. It had ceased being a public house by 1880.
What Is It?  
Type: Public House
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 71
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Site of the Rose and Crown public house, Castle End (the Square), Kenilworth. Possible Site of the historic Rose and Crown public house situated on the west side of the Square. Recorded in F White & Co.'s database which shows it in existence in 1874.
2 Steward states that it was originally called the Eagle and Child when it was held by Oliver Pawlett in 1673. He says that it stood on the west side of the Square 'where there is an archway'; and that the name was changed to the Rose and Crown in 1679. Steward further adds that by 1880 it had been bought out and had become a plumber and decorators shop.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Inns and Roads of Kenilworth
Author/originator: Rob J Steward
Date: 2000
Page Number: 29 - 54
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: F. White and Co.'s Warwickshire Directory 1874
Author/originator: F. White and Co.
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SHOP * A house or building where goods are made or prepared and displayed for sale and sold. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument PUBLIC HOUSE * The public house was a 19th century development, distinctive from the earlier BEER HOUSE by its decorative treatment and fittings. back

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