The Crown is a historic
pub in
Bristol, England, near to
St Nicholas Market, an area known as "the Old City". The Crown was built in the 18th century and is a Grade II
listed building.[1]
It was built on the medieval Bristol
Tolzey Court. This court had been a meeting place for Bristol's merchants, and had jurisdiction over a wide range of cases involving damage claims or disputed debts. The Crown has occupied this site since 1741. Originally it was the vaulted cellars that formed the original trading area. These were initially known as The Trap, but subsequently became known as The Crown Tap Cellar.
There are regular alternative clubs in the old cellar (known as the Trap) of the Crown. The cellar is also said to be haunted by a ghost of a gentleman from the 17th century wearing a
periwig, who only appears to women.[citation needed]
References
^"The Crown Public House". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 15 October 2015.