Pictorial Life, Times and End of the Crown Inn

The Crowning Glory

Retouched by our H&TCA regeneration specialist

Proposed for the local list, but rejected

Jack Bardell behind the Crown bar, in 1965

The Crown in happier days, 1988

Boarded up, to decay.

Graham Cook

8 Oct 2020 locating the date stone

The 1899 date stone prior to demolition

Date stone removed

Graham Cook

Chimneys going

A delicate chimney toppling

M Brown

During demolition October 2020

Time up

Graham Cook

Rubble and wood

Graham Cook

Three layers of Hadleigh

Malcolm Brown

Towards the Library and Fire Station

16 Oct 2020 southwards from the Kingsway (London Road)

16 Oct 2020 with Hadleigh Library in the background

16 Oct 2020 from across the High Street

H&TCA editors attended frequently during the demolition process. Video footage was captured of the chimney being knocked down and the top half of the wall fronting the High Street being pulled over.

Sadly, the date stone ended up in pieces with some of it still embedded in the wall. The brickwork around it was very well put together. The stone feature at the top fared a little better but appeared to be in more pieces than designed.