The George Inn

The George Inn is an inn that dates back to the 16th century or earlier, with an extension added in the early 19th century. The earlier section features a timber-frame structure combined with rubble stone, some brick, and plaster, topped with a stone slate roof. The early 19th-century addition is built of ashlar and has a low-pitched slate roof. The building has two storeys.

On the left side, the cross wing has a projecting end gable facing the street, with a ground floor made of chequered brick that includes a thick glazing bar sash window. Above this, there is a plastered timber-frame section with a pair of casement windows. The south side wall is partly made of rubble stone and partly square-framed with red brick, featuring two side-wall stacks. Beyond this is a two-storey rubble stone range that includes a ground floor two-light chamfered recessed mullion window with a hoodmould.

The north side of the cross wing has a half-glazed door with roughcast above it. A short return section has a stack at the north end and a roughcast first floor gable on the east front, which features a 12-pane sash window above a rubble stone ground floor with a three-light leaded timber-mullion window. The rear of the building has a two-light mullion window. The north side of the cross wing also has a two-light window with a hoodmould.

The two-storey rear addition includes a first floor door situated between casements and a ground floor with a pair of chamfered recessed two-light windows, both with hoodmoulds, and a door to the left. The early 19th-century east front has a roof that is hipped at both the south and north ends, along with a raised plinth, a band, and an eaves band. To the left is a door, and to the right is a one-window range of 16-pane sashes topped with a small pedimental gable over a parallel rear range.

Inside, the ground floor north room of the original range features a chamfered timber lintel above the fireplace, and there are fire-irons that were turned by a wooden turnspit-wheel set into the side wall. The inn is said to have been licensed as early as 1361.