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Picture source: John Cox

The Crown Hotel was situated at 38 Victoria Street.

Source: Max Taylor

This pub has now been demolished.

John Cox

I recall reading that in 1891 the landlord bought a stolen gas meter from someone he knew and installed it himself.  The installation was badly done resulting in a gas leak and this in turn led to an explosion and fire with a number of people being injured and if I remember rightly the loss of one life , John Casey. Jim Robinson

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Name Dates Comments Barbara Rowe 1950-1955 Grandaughter of proprietors Harry and Mary Earnshaw 1940s-50s. Stephen Ludlow 1955-1965 I was the grandson of the landlord, Bob Claxton.

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Picture source: Barbara Rowe