10 And 11, The Southend

An 18th-century building, originally said to have been the George Inn, located on the West Side of The Southend. Constructed of brick with a tiled hipped roof, the building comprises three storeys and has a symmetrical facade of 2:3:2 windows, incorporating two shallow projecting wings and a recessed central section. Each wing is distinguished by dentil blocks below the eaves, and a dentilled pediment above the first floor, supported by a cornice. The recessed central section also features a pediment with a similar dentilled cornice, extending the length of the front and set lower than the flanking wings. Original sash windows remain, some with thick glazing bars, with keyblocked arches on the ground and first floors. A two-storey canted bay window with sash windows and glazing bars is situated in the recessed central section, containing a fielded panel door to the left, complemented by a rectangular fanlight and a moulded hood on shaped brackets. Number 10 features an early 20th-century shop front with fascia and cornice on brackets, and a round-headed passage on the right with a keyblock. The building forms a group with Nos 1 to 4 (consec), the Royal Oak Hotel, and Nos 6 to 11 (consec) with Nos 2 to 8 (even) New Street.