SLHS: The George
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Escape Arts: The Old Slaughterhouse Timeline Select: 1521-95 and click on ‘i’.
22 Bridge Street
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History
Currently the only people to have investigated this pub are Escape Arts in Stratford. They explain it’s history thus..
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“Our own Tudor pub, The Crowne Inn, had several landlords during its century in Stratford, all infamous in their own right! Our first landlord was Oliver Lightfote, who was an alderman, early modern property tycoon and member of the Guild of Stratford. He was given the property by his father.
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It is not known how long he was landlord for, however, by 1558, a man named Edmund Barrett was in charge. We only know this because he was arrested this year for cavorting with ‘strumpet women’ in The Crowne!
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In 1575, The Crowne was run by our naughtiest landlord yet, Richard Spooner. Spooner was constantly in and out of court for various misdemeanours, however, he never did any jail time. Once he was taken to court for stealing wood from John Shakespeare!
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From 1597, Richard Wilson became our longest landlord, managing The Crowne up until 1617 and famed for rebuilding the pub after its demise during Stratford’s Great Fires in 1596.”
The site is currently occupied by: Escape Arts
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Last update: 31/10/2024
Created: 17/02/2024
It is not known what The Crowne looked like this is just an artist’s impression.