The George

TL 17 SW SPALDWICK HIGH STREET (North Side)

6/131 The George 21.7.51

GV II*

C16 and C17 inn, timber framed and plastered, plain tile roofs. The earliest two storey building of hall and jettied crosswing with half-hipped roof was extended in early C17 to west by a further room and a gabled crosswing of two storeys with attics. Crosswing linked by covered way at first floor level to late timber framed barn to west. Central ridge stack to crosswing, end stack to east and good, C17 ridge stack to main range with two -shafts bridged by a round headed arch. Four first floor windows include three horizontal sliding sash windows with glazing bars. Four, three-light horizontal sliding sash windows with glazing bars at ground floor with one small bay window. Main entrance has half-glazed door, and panelled door to right hand. Interior has large inglenook hearths moulded and stop- chamfered ceiling beams. Wall paintings, possibly early C17 in first floor room of four large figures dressed for hunting. VCH (Hunts) p13. RCHM (Hunts) p244. Norris Museum, St. Ives. Inskip Ladds Collection. Pevsner: Buildings of England, p345. Trans. Cambs & Hunts Arch Soc. Vol.VI, p49.

Listing NGR: TL1292272806