The Crown - Crewe, Cheshire, UK. - Pubs and Inns on Waymarking.com

The Crown is a red brick late Victorian building with some contemporary features e.g. 'newspaper' adorned walls with mostly horse racing clips in the 'Bar' area. At the back of the building there is a studio where live bands can play in a 'Cavern' style atmosphere.

The hanging pub sign has a picture of the Imperial State Crown that was made in 1937 for King George VI. The pub name is written in gold lettering at the bottom of the sign.

"Imperial State Crown
A much lighter crown is worn by the monarch when he or she leaves Westminster Abbey, and at the annual State Opening of Parliament. The current Imperial State Crown was made in 1937 for George VI and is a virtual copy of the one made in 1838 for Queen Victoria, which had fallen into a poor state of repair, and had been made using gems from its own predecessor, the State Crown of George I. In 1953, the crown was resized to fit Queen Elizabeth II, and the arches were lowered by 2.5 cm (1.0 in) to give it a more feminine appearance. It is made of gold, silver and platinum, and has four crosses pattée and fleurs-de-lis, with two arches surmounted by a monde and cross pattée.
The crown is decorated with 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 5 rubies. Among the largest stones are the 317-carat (63.4 g) Cullinan II diamond, also known as the Second Star of Africa, added to the crown in 1909. The 170-carat (34.0 g) Black Prince's Ruby, set in the front cross, is a large spinel that was given to Edward the Black Prince by a Spanish king in 1367 and worn by Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. At the back of the crown is the 104-carat (20.8 g) Stuart Sapphire, and in the top cross is St Edward's Sapphire, reputedly taken from the ring of Edward the Confessor when his body was re-interred at Westminster Abbey in 1163. Below the monde hang four pearls, three of which are often said to have belonged to Queen Elizabeth I, but the association is almost certainly erroneous. Source: (visit link)

This pub has disabled access and offers lunch time meals traditional pub games, Sky sports TV, live music and Wifi.
There is a smoking area. (visit link)

Real Ale: yes Bar Food Available: yes Restaurant: no CAMRA Listed: yes Beer brewed on site: no Website: [Web Link] Children Allowed: Not listed Dogs Allowed: Not Listed Garden: Not Listed Accommodation: Not Listed General comments: Not listed

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