The Crown Inn, Pishill

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The Crown Inn was a pub in the south Oxfordshire village of Pishill near Henley-on-Thames. It dates from the 17th century.

The Crown Inn in March 2008 The Crown, Pishill - geograph.org.uk - 755086.jpg
The Crown Inn in March 2008
The thatched barn to the north of The Crown The Crown Pub in Pishill - geograph.org.uk - 408661.jpg
The thatched barn to the north of The Crown
The former stables of The Crown Outbuilding, The Crown, Pishill - geograph.org.uk - 755085.jpg
The former stables of The Crown

It is located on Stonor Road in Pishill. [1]

It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since December 1985. [2] The pub largely dates from the 17th and 18th-century. [2] The thatched barn to the north-west of the pub and the stables to the south-west are also individually Grade II listed. [3] [4]

The pub has been included in The Good Beer Guide , edited by Roger Protz. [1] The 2012 entry for The Crown described its history as featuring "smuggling, murder, religious conflict, seductive wenches and a ghost". [1]

In 1830 it was put up for sale at auction with several other freehold pubs through Henry Haines acting for Peel Brothers of Watlington. [5] The Crown Inn was the site of gatherings of the 'Henley Music Mafia', a loose group of rock musicians who lived in and around the Henley-on-Thames area. [6] Members of the group included Joe Brown, Dave Edmunds, Herbie Flowers, George Harrison, Alvin Lee, Jon Lord, Mike Moran, Gary Moore, Mick Ralphs, and Larry Smith. They would occasionally play unannounced at the pub in the 1980s and 1990s, dubbing themselves the 'Pishill Artists'. [6]

The pub has been closed since the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom in March 2020. [7] In 2021 it was put up for sale for £850,000 along with its barn and a self-contained two-bedroom cottage. [8] It was bought by Pablo Diablo's Legitimate Business Firm Ltd, a company owned by the entertainer and activist Russell Brand. [9] The Crown Inn has not reopened as a pub under his ownership and Brand has plans to convert the garage of the pub into a recording studio. [9]

Metal fences with a hessian covering were erected around the pub following the broadcast of accusations of sexual assault and rape against Brand in an episode of Dispatches on Channel 4 and an investigation in The Sunday Times in September 2023. [10] South Oxfordshire District Council subsequently announced an investigation into the unauthorised fencing. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Protz, Roger (2012-09-13). Good Beer Guide. CAMRA Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85249-307-3.
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "The Crown Inn Public House (1194438)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Barn approximately 5 meters north west of The Crown Inn Public House (1194438)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Stables approximately 20 meters west south west of The Crown Inn Public House (1368968)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sales by Auction". The Law Times. 14: 64. 1830.
  6. 1 2 Thomson, Graeme (2013-09-17). George Harrison: Behind The Locked Door. Omnibus Press. p. 370. ISBN   978-0-85712-858-4.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Louis (30 August 2022). "Russell Brand sparks local fury with plan to turn pub into vegan restaurant". The Drinks Business. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Krasteva, Gergana (17 April 2021). "See inside 500-year-old pub in Oxfordshire on sale for £1 million". Oxford Mail . Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  9. 1 2 Brown, David (1 September 2021). "Russell Brand angers locals with YouTube podcast studio plan" . The Times . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. 1 2 Herring, Francesca (19 September 2023). "Russell Brand's reclusive Oxfordshire pub surrounded by unauthorised fencing after sexual assault and rape claims". Oxfordshire Live. Archived from the original on 15 Dec 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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