George and Dragon is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 April 1969. Public house. 3 related planning applications.
George and Dragon
- WRENN ID
- grim-loft-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 April 1969
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- George and Dragon, 42, Market Place, Kendal, LA9 4TX
- OS grid reference
- SD 516 927
- Coordinates
- 54.3284, -2.7455
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George and Dragon is a public house located on a sloping site in Kendal, likely dating from the 18th century, with a front that was possibly refaced in the 19th century and embellished in the early 20th century. The exterior features incised stucco set on a rusticated plinth, with cavetto eaves and a string course, and a moulded cast-iron gutter supported by brackets. The roof is covered with graduated slate and has two gabled dormers. The building is two storeys high and has three bays. The entrance consists of a panelled door with a rectangular fanlight, which was reopened in 1915 after being blocked around 1880. To the left of the door are paired sash windows, while to the right is a single sash window. A semicircular-headed wagon arch on the far right provides access to the rear, featuring a rusticated surround with moulded imposts and a projecting keystone. There is a moulded frame between the floors, with three sashes and two narrow, upright moulded frames on the first floor, all set within architraves.
Local climate
George and Dragon sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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