The George Hotel is a Grade II* listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1951. A Victorian Hotel. 4 related planning applications.
The George Hotel
- WRENN ID
- vast-rubblework-lake
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1951
- Type
- Hotel
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- The George Hotel, 55, High Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3TF
- OS grid reference
- TL 237 718
- Coordinates
- 52.331, -0.18536
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George Hotel is a 19th-century building located on High Street in Huntingdon, constructed in 1865 by R. Hutchinson. It features gault brick that is rendered and grooved on the ground floor, with red brick dressings above. The hotel stands three storeys tall and has eleven bays arranged in a 4:3:4 pattern, with the central three bays set slightly forward. There is a carriage arch at the ground floor and a pediment at the eaves. The ground floor has elliptical-headed windows, while the first floor has arched windows, and the upper floor features plain windows except for a Venetian window in the center. The building has modillion eaves and a slate roof with brick end stacks.
There is a similar wing facing George Street. The courtyard contains a timber-framed north wing that is two storeys high, with plastered walls and an old tile roof, showcasing 18th-century features such as a canted bay window and sash windows with glazing bars. The west wing dates back to the late 17th century and is made of red brick, painted on the courtyard side. It has two storeys and attics, with six windows, including one double sash. An archway is present in the third bay, and there is a raised band at the first-floor level. The old tile roof features six gabled dormers and brick stacks. Notably, the courtyard retains a very rare late 17th-century wooden gallery with shaped balusters. The star grading is specifically for the rear wing.
Local climate
The George Hotel 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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 0.4°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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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