The George And Dragon

The George and Dragon is an inn that dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century, although it is a recasing of a 15th-century timber-framed hall house. The building is constructed of red brick and features a thatched hipped roof with ridge and end stacks. It has a full-height basement and two storeys.

On the ground floor, there is a six-panel door to the left, which is topped by a timber hood supported on brackets. Steep brick-fronted outside stairs lead up from each side. To the left of the door, there is a cambered-head triple casement window and a blocked cambered-head door. Above the door on the first floor, there is a triple casement window, while to the right of the door, a five-light timber-lintel casement is accompanied by a triple casement above and a pair of basement cambered-head casements below. A straight joint appears to the right, followed by another similar first-floor triple casement, a small timber oriel on the ground floor with 4:12:4-pane sashes, and a pair of basement casements and a door, both with cambered heads. The northeast corner of the basement has some rubble stone. The north end wall features a pair of first-floor casements and a ground-floor nine-pane sash window. There is also a brick and plain tile rear wing.

Inside, remnants of two cruck trusses from a two-bay hall are still visible, with the foot of one in the front bar and the tops in the raised roof space. One full cruck open truss and one two-tier closed truss can be found. The ground floor center boasts a fine ceiling from around 1500, which is divided into two panels with moulded beams, as well as a timber lintel fireplace. The north end appears to be mostly from the 18th century, featuring a late 18th-century fireplace. Records indicate that an inn named the 'George' has existed since the mid-17th century, and it is believed to have been built for the Bishops of Salisbury around 1450-1500 as an open hall, which was floored over in the early 16th century.