The Royal Oak

This is a rare example of the use of ironstone in the Crawley area in an early-mid 19th century public house. The ironstone main elevation wall is horizontally articulated with a deep red stock brick string course, and the building has brick quoins and lintels. The chimney stacks are original as are the casement windows, which are of various sizes typical of vernacular buildings. The side of the front elevation has a 1960s single storey mansard extension which detracts from the historic and architectural quality of the building, but not to the extent that the building should be removed from the local list.

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