3 Caddells Lane, Rathfriland, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5PX

Three-storey, three-bay building on the south side of Caddells Lane in Rathfriland, constructed in the early 19th century. The symmetrical front elevation faces north and is rendered and painted on a moulded base course. A pitched roof of artificial slate sits above, with end chimneys that are rendered with moulded coping and three pots each. Half-round plastic rainwater goods with downpipe to the right complete the roofline.

The principal architectural feature is an attractive Doric door case at the centre of the ground floor. The entrance sits within a semi-elliptical opening and comprises a modern six-panelled stained timber door beneath a semi-elliptical peacock glazed fanlight. Two painted granite Doric three-quarter attached columns support a moulded granite entablature above. A bell pull is mounted on the wall to the right of the entrance, and a projecting "Restaurant" sign is positioned above and to the right of the door above the first floor string course.

The ground floor has a top-hung uPVC window with vermiculated keyblock to each side of the entrance. The first and second floors each have three windows, all modern 1/1 uPVC casements with mock glazing bars and top opening, featuring vermiculated keyblocks and painted cills aligned with the ground floor openings. Windows to the second floor are diminished in height. The left and right gables are party walls with adjacent properties; the exposed section to the left is blank.

The building retains a great deal of original fabric including stairs, shutters and delicate plasterwork. However, it has been compromised by modern window replacements, which are inappropriate to the period. A 1970 photographic survey recorded timber sliding sash windows with horns to the façade, with 1/1 lights to the ground floor, 6/6 to the first floor and 6/3 to the second floor. The rear elevation has been extensively altered, being abutted to the left by a large three-storey return and to the right by a single-storey return. The exposed section of the main block shows a modern 3/6 top-hung window to the first floor and second floor. The return appears original but has undergone significant recent alteration; it has a hipped tiled roof with walls and windows as the main block. The pub interior has compromised one of the principal rooms.

The building is shown complete with its return on the 1834 large-scale Valuation map. The 1835 Valuation book describes it as a private house measuring 39 feet 6 inches by 27 feet by 27 feet, with a 41-foot by 21-foot by 26-foot return. It was occupied by Captain Thomas Scott and valued at £28 (including the adjoining building to the east). By 1860, it is shown on the town map as a hotel. The circa 1862 Valuation notes the occupant as Robert Magill and measurements of 38 feet by 27 feet, three storeys. External comparison with earlier statistics suggests the building remained unchanged, a state likely continuing to the present. It is known locally as the Old George Restaurant and Lounge Bar.

Local tradition claims the house was built as a fishing lodge for Edward Kendle, though this remains unverified. The owner also claims it was occupied by Major General Caddell, Governor-General of Ireland, prior to 1690, but this predates the structure. It is documented that John Hawkins granted a tenement and 20 acres of land to Edward Caddell in 1677. Edward Caddell, listed as attorney and seneschal in the 1820 directory, may have resided here, though this is uncertain. Caddells Lane itself did not exist on the 1776 map but appeared on the 1833 Ordnance Survey map.

The building is not of special architectural or historic interest despite retaining considerable original fabric.