Protected interwar pubs
The Rose and Crown, Hackney
The Rose and Crown, Hackney, was protected for the following reasons:
Architectural interest: an ambitious, architecturally accomplished Neo-Georgian design by Truman’s principal architect, A E Sewell, who has a number of listed public houses of this date to his name.
Materials: the skilful deployment of good quality materials to the exterior, including iron work by Morris Singer Co.
Interior: the clear legibility of Sewell’s sophisticated plan-form and survival of important features including the servery counters, bar-back, Vitrolite ceiling, timber panelling, fireplaces and lighting.
Group value: with numerous listed buildings including the Grade II* Church of St Mary and the Grade II Town Hall.
