Rose & Crown, Rochford

Brick with mock Tudor first floor inter-war pub. On the right the public bar, which has absorbed the off sales on the left, retains its 1920/1930s bar back fitting but it has been carefully reduced by the length of one section. The original bar counter remains but has also been reduced by a foot or so on the right hand curved side and with a modern tiled floor on the left side of the room it is not easy to spot the change. A piece of original fixed seating was removed in 2011 and the 1930s brick fireplace taken out. The gents on the rear right is unspoilt with a tiled floor, glazed brick dado and two big urinals.

The saloon bar on the left has the original fielded panelled bar counter with 1950/1960s top – look for the hinge on the right hand side i.e. was a cupboard for servicing beer engines, something seen in a number of London pubs. The bar top was covered in red Formica which was removed in 2011 and the wooden one underneath has been well varnished. The bar back lower shelving could be original but the top section looks modern/1960s work. A 1930s brick fireplace was replaced by a modern brick one in 2011 but the original panelling above and on other walls to picture frame height remain as does the parquet floor. .

The wall between the saloon room and a room on the far left has been removed and now contains a pool table. Until 2011 the far room had fielded panelling to picture frame height but only a small section of this remains – creation of a passage to the garden was part of the reason. The gents' off this are also intact with three big urinals, tiled floor and glazed brick dado