The George Inn, Southwark
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Alternative names | The George |
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The George Inn, or The George, is a
History
The pub was formerly known as the George and Dragon, named after the legend of
A pub has existed on the site since medieval times. In 1677, it was rebuilt after a serious fire destroyed most of Southwark. The medieval pub was situated next door to an
Later, the Great Northern Railway used the George as a depot and pulled down two of its fronts to build warehousing. Now just the south face remains.[citation needed]
Charles Dickens visited The George, and referred to it in both Little Dorrit and Our Mutual Friend.[citation needed]
Description
The building is partly timber framed.[3] The ground floor is divided into a number of connected bars. The Parliament Bar used to be a waiting room for passengers on coaches. The Middle Bar was the Coffee Room, which was frequented by Charles Dickens. The bedrooms, now a restaurant, were upstairs in the galleried part of the building.[citation needed]
It is the only surviving galleried coaching inn in London. The
The building is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England, and is listed in the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[4]
Gallery
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The sign depicts Saint George slaying a dragon.
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Secondary sign, with another depiction of Saint George slaying the dragon.
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Inn, 1858
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Inn, 1889
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rear of Inn and coach yard, 1889
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tap room
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coffee-room
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first floor gallery
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bar parlour
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dining room
See also
- The George Inn, Norton St Philip, another coaching inn with a galleried courtyard
References
- ^ "George Inn". Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Tales from a London Barstool: A Review of Pete Brown's".
- ^ Historic England, "The George Inn (1378357)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 March 2020
- ISBN 978-1-85249-247-2.
Further reading
- Matz, Bertram Waldrom (1918). . London: Chapman and Hall.
- Brown, Pete (2012). Shakespeare's Local. London: Pan Books.
External links
- The George Inn at the National Trust
- The George Inn at A London Inheritance