Crown & Anchor, Adelaide
| Crown & Anchor | |
|---|---|
c. 1928, before renovation | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | 1879 (current) building neoclassical, but 1929 alterations changed the facade significantly |
| Address | 196-198 Grenfell Street |
| Coordinates | 34°55′25″S 138°36′30″E / 34.92374°S 138.60847°E |
| Year(s) built | Pub established in previous building 1853; rebuilt 1879 |
| Renovated | 1928–9 |
| Cost | £1,534 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Thomas English |
| Website | |
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The Crown & Anchor Hotel, affectionately known as The Cranker, is a pub in Grenfell Street, Adelaide, South Australia, known for its longstanding live music scene. The current building was designed by noted colonial architect, former mayor of Adelaide, and parliamentarian Thomas English and built in 1879, but it was extensively remodelled and extended in 1928 to designs by Milne, Evans, and Russell.
In 2024 the pub was threatened with demolition and redevelopment into a tall residential building, with only the facade remaining. However, after extensive protests and intervention by the Premier of South Australia, Peter Malinauskas, the building was saved, and further legislation passed to protect other live music venues in the Adelaide city centre.