The George And Dragon

The following building shall be added: LEIGH KING STREET SD 60 SE (east side) 2/65 No.7 (The George and Dragon) II Public house. Mid C17 altered C19 and C20. Painted brick, Welsh slate roof. 2-storey, twin-gabled front having 2 windows to 1st floor; deep plan with short side-wing off left return. Doorway to right of centre has corniced wooden doorcase and is flanked by broad 4-pane sashes with projecting sills and wedge lintels. Applied herringbone boarding to 1st floor; transomed 3-light casements. Bargeboards with turned finials. Brick stack to left of central valley; lantern to right-hand ridge. Rear: left gable has fragment of brick hoodmould. Left return: gabled wing lit by early 3-light casement under brick hoodmould; remains of hoodmould to ground-floor on right. Both returns show a ragged joint near King Street facade indicating refronting. Interior: some contemporary ceiling beams in bar area; remainder of interior likely to conceal extensive C17 fabric. One of the few identifiable C17 urban buildings in this area.

Listing NGR: SD6566000067