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Rose & Crown, Trowley Bottom


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Operator: Independent
Trowley Bottom near Flamstead, Trowley Bottom, AL3 8DP (View on Google Map)
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Coming through the front door is like going through a time-warp. A wonderful, small, friendly locals' local. There have been many improvements lately particularly to the outside and garden, all initiated by the dedicated locals as shown in the second photo of this entry. Open all day during the Flamstead Scarecrow Festival, the weekend before August bank holiday. The best value drinks for many a mile. Very dog friendly, sometimes they can outnumber customers. The pub is in CAMRA's National Inventory of historic pub interiors.

Information for this venue is provided by the Mid Chilterns Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Carpenters Arms; Sow & Pigs
Local Authority
Dacorum District (B)
Last updated
06/03/2024
Last surveyed
30/01/2014
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
MCH/812
Asset of Community Value

Three star - A pub interior of outstanding national historic importance

Listed status: II

A gem of a small village pub which, in the late 1950s or early 1960s, was refitted in a simple but elegant style and whose sheer minuteness makes it a significant survival.

The Rose & Crown has two rooms, a cosy public bar and an even smaller lounge (the door between them has been removed). The lack of recent changes is no doubt largely due to long-serving landlady Mrs Judy Wilding who died in 2016 aged 95. The counters – straight in the bar, a quadrant in the lounge – both have plain vertical boarding and there is also a good deal of veneered wall panelling. It’s the kind of pub where you are inevitably drawn into friendly conversation.

General information about historic pub interiors

A gem of a small village pub which seems to have been refitted in a simple but elegant style in the later 1950s or 1960s. The sheer minuteness of this pub makes it a significant survival. The lack of recent changes is no doubt due to long serving landlady Mrs Judy Wilding who died February 2016 aged 95 and was probably the oldest licensee in the country. The pub has been run by a band of locals / friends for a number of year. There are two rooms, a cosy public bar and an even smaller lounge (the door between them has been removed and the opening has been slightly enlarged). It’s the kind of pub where you are inevitably drawn into friendly conversation.

On the left the small lounge bar has a carpet, quarter circle bar counter which looks to be from the 1950s and has a wooden top (was it changed from a Formica one?). There is a 1950s brick fireplace with an electric 'log' fire in front, fixed seating that looks just post-war and a grandfather clock. Note the very 1960s cool shelf in the bar back fitting.

The main but small public bar on the right has a panelled bar counter that is again probably from the 1950s likewise the mirrored bar-back fitting with Formica on a number of the shelves. Note the small till drawer hanging from the main shelf. Other features likely to be from the 1950s/60s refit are the veneered wall panelling, wall benches attached to the front wall, a brick fireplace (with a log fire) and a piano at the rear.
 

General information about historic pub interiors
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Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen
Otter - Bitter
Otter - Bitter

Session Bitter

ABV: 3.6%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly.


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Facilities
Garden Garden
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Games Games
Real Fire Real Fire
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Real Heritage Pub Real Heritage Pub
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes
34, 46, 343 all 0.5 ml

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