George Hotel, 91 High Street, Haddington

Predominantly 18th century classical hotel building with possible earlier fabric dating to the 16th century; early 19th century castellated tower additions; further 19th and early 20th century alterations; late 20th century extensions to side and rear. 4-storey, complex S-plan layout with projecting round tower prominently sited to the head of the High Street and wrapping around a separate corner building to form single bay elevation to side with Venetian window. Mock painted bull-faced stucco render to main section with smooth rendered painted quoins, smooth painted render elsewhere with projecting cills.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: 7-bay principal (E) elevation facing High Street with large tapering crenellated tower off-set centre and smaller tower to centre left section along Brown Street Lane. Small squared entrance porch to tower re-entrant angle with additional windows to ground and first floor right. Crenulated capped tower with dentilled cornice and pointed arched windows with decorative trefoil astragals. Raised, stone-patterned render to main section with smooth raised quoins smooth painted render elsewhere. Bowed window bays to rear. Two large 2 storey late 20th century extensions, one to N of principal elevation extending to the rear (W) and one to SE rear corner with rounded stair tower together forming a U-plan courtyard to rear (Hardgate).

Predominantly 4 and 12-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. 6-panel timber entrance door. Slated roofs, pantiles to 20th C sections. Large rendered stacks and one reconstructed ashlar stone stack.

INTERIOR (not seen 2013): ballroom and anteroom designed ensuite with plain Grecian plasterwork of circa 1820. Curved coffered ceiling.