The Royal George

Inn, painted stucco with slate close-eaved roof and painted rendered end stacks. Plain three-storey, three-bay front to the Quay with slate gabled roof with cement rendered flanking stacks. Plinth, window openings with plain reveals, 16-pane sashes on lower floors and narrower 12-pane sashes on second floor. Central doorcase altered in 1980s with engaged Roman Doric columns, apparently original, but the box top replacing a modillion cornice. Panelled reveals, C20 door and overlight with thin rectangular panes. Left end gable has overhanging verges. Rear wing to Northgate St. of two storeys, double-fronted. Two renewed square-headed C19 two-light shop windows with shaped heads to lights flanking C20 door with blocked overlight, two renewed 4-pane sashes above.

Ground floor much altered. The six-panel doors in the entrance hall have gone. Staircase behind front room has damaged wooden Chinese Chippendale style balustrades, the lower section altered, possibly boxed in. Upper flight has diagonally crossed pattern between uprights.