The George is a Grade II* listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 July 1951. Inn.
The George
- WRENN ID
- winding-rubblework-river
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 July 1951
- Type
- Inn
- Address
- The George, High Street, Spaldwick
- OS grid reference
- TL 129 728
- Coordinates
- 52.34173, -0.34386
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George is a 16th and 17th century inn, constructed with a timber frame and plastered exterior, topped with plain tile roofs. The oldest part of the building is a two-storey hall with a jettied crosswing featuring a half-hipped roof. In the early 17th century, the inn was extended to the west with an additional room and a gabled crosswing that also has two storeys and attics. A covered way at first floor level connects the crosswing to a late timber-framed barn to the west.
The building features a central ridge stack on the crosswing, an end stack to the east, and a notable 17th-century ridge stack on the main range, which has two shafts bridged by a round-headed arch. On the first floor, there are four windows, three of which are horizontal sliding sash windows with glazing bars. The ground floor has four three-light horizontal sliding sash windows with glazing bars, along with one small bay window. The main entrance consists of a half-glazed door and a panelled door to the right.
Inside, the inn boasts large inglenook hearths and ceiling beams that are moulded and stop-chamfered. There are wall paintings in a first-floor room, possibly from the early 17th century, depicting four large figures dressed for hunting.
Local climate
The George sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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