Although this pub is not a listed building it is one of London’s Real Heritage pubs and the description is as follows: “An ambitious Truman’s pub of 1934 that sweeps elegantly round a corner. Exterior features to note are the lamps, a pair of fine metal inn signs, and glazed shop-window to display wares from the former off-licence. You can also trace the sequence of original rooms in the metal signs over the doors: right to left – public bar, private bar, outdoor sales, saloon and lounge. Internally there is still a good feel of the 1930s layout since the screens dividing the various rooms survive in their upper parts. Also the detailing of the counter is different in the public bar area from the private bar and, unlike the rest of the pub, the lounge part has hatch-style service. Do have a look at the light-shades. Extraordinary as it may seem, these appear original and different parts of the pub have different-shaped shades. The panelled interior is in classic Truman’s style of the 1930s. Characteristics involve advertising lettering on the panelling naming some of the brewery’s offerings, the chequered spittoon trough, light-cream-coloured Vitrolite panels in the ceiling, overmantels with Truman’s mirrors inserts, and doors in the bar counter to get at the beer engines. Note also some of the chairs which are not unlike the 1930s survivors at the Fox and Pheasant, West Brompton, SW10. The heavy-handed ‘stone’ flooring is clearly a product of the opening up of the pub.

The Rose & Crown featured on the Daytime Crawl of North London in October 2005, the Going South in the North: Daytime Crawl from Stoke Newington to Hoxton in August 2010, and features on the Ant and Bee: Daytime Crawl of Tottenham and Stoke Newington in February 2016.