Rose & Crown, Trowley Bottom

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.