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Description: | Though it is claimed that an inn called "The Crown" was on this site from 1315, this has not been proved. The earliest record mentioning the inn is dated 1635 when a baby was born at "The Crowne".
After a succession of owners, this inn passed to the Baldwin family in 1701 and in 1703 Thomas Baldwin began the daily coach service between London and Bath. He also built the porch that fronted the inn until 1932. In 1798 Dr (later Sir) William Herschel and his wife Mary Pitt became the owners.
Another claim to fame is that the first cinema in Slough was opened at the back of "The Crown" by Herbert Gerorge Wilson, who was its' owner in the early twentieth century. The Duke of Wellington and Prince Albert are both believed to have stayed at the inn, but this cannot be proved in either case.
The fire that occurred in 1929 was small and did not cause much damage, but the building was demolished in 1932 to make way for a more modern one, which opened the following year. This building was demolished in 1966 and was replaced by the Crown Corner developent of offices and shops.
Written on the photograph are the words 'The Crown Hotel and Annexe 1904'. Two people, possibly the owners, can be seen standing outside the entrance to the Hotel.
The postcard was published by H. Graham Glen, Wortley, Leeds and was postmarked on 7th September 1904. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | Slough Library | Subjects: | Pubs & inns ; Old Crown and Posting House ; Crown Hotel and Annexe | Temporal: | start=1890-01-01; end=1910-12-31; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Reg Harrison | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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