George and Dragon Public House is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1952. Public house. 3 related planning applications.
George and Dragon Public House
- WRENN ID
- first-spindle-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough MP: Tom Gordon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1952
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- George and Dragon Public House, Briggate, Knaresborough, HG5 8BQ
- OS grid reference
- SE 350 568
- Coordinates
- 54.00619, -1.46651
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George and Dragon public house dates from the late 18th century. It is a two-storey building constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with a Westmorland slate roof. The ground rises to window sill level on a rendered plinth. A central 20th-century entrance features a plain stone surround and cornice. Flanking the entrance are three-light sash windows with glazing bars, one on each floor. A wooden eaves band and gutter brackets are present. Brick stacks are located at each end of the building.
Local climate
George and Dragon Public House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2016
- 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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