Description:An aquatint print of the Crown hotel, Stone, with figures and a horse and trap in the foreground. Thopmas Styles was the landlord at the time of this picture.
The Crown Hotel on High Street was damaged by fire in 1778. The new building was designed by Henry Holland in 1780.
The inn was a stop for stage coaches from London, Manchester and Birmingham; there was also a post room where mail bags were stored while awaiting the next coach. The map at the bottom of the print shows coaching routes.
Aquatint by J.C. Stadler after a painting by B. Rogers.
Dimensions: width - 440mm, height - 330mm
Artist - J.C. Stadler