The George Hotel

The George Hotel is a building designed in a simplified 17th century style. It is constructed from coursed rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings and features decorative brick banding with rubbed brick relief panels. The slate roof has deep moulded eaves cornice and tall corniced brick stacks. The hotel stands three storeys high with a wide frontage that includes a total of 15 windows arranged in four bays, with the lights divided by mullions within an ashlar surround: from left to right, there are 5, 4, 2, and 4 windows. The upper two storeys feature horned sash windows with multipane upper lights, while the ground floor has cross windows with mullions and a single transom.

The main entrance is located centre right and features a moulded Tudor-arch doorway, with a leaded overlight above the recessed double doors, which consist of six panels and are part-glazed. Above the entrance is a small heavily moulded balcony supported by wide brackets, adorned with quatrefoil decoration in front of the double light window on the first floor. The building has a brick and stone plinth, and on the downhill side to the left, there is a pedestrian link to High Street that was created in the early 20th century.

Inside, the lobby features an inner glazed door with a six-panelled overlight that has decorative leading. The interior retains some heavy mouldings, including dado rails, door surrounds, and a staircase with heavy newel posts.