The George Inn
The George Inn is a public house in Southwark, London. It is on the east side of Borough High Street, close to London Bridge. It is the last galleried inn in London. It stands on a site where Shakespeare was said to have once acted in a similar galleried inn. The present inn was built in 1677. It was an important coaching post in the past. Charles Dickens speaks of the inn in Little Dorrit.
| The George Inn | |
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| Former names |
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| Alternative names | The George |
| General information | |
| Type | Public house |
| Address | Borough High Street London, SE1 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′15″N 0°05′24″W / 51.504182°N 0.090021°WCoordinates: 51°30′15″N 0°05′24″W / 51.504182°N 0.090021°W |
| Current tenants | Tenanted by brewery |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | partly timber framed |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | National Trust |
| Website | |
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The inn's long wooden exterior galleries are the only means of moving from one room to another on the first and second floors. A Victorian coffee room is downstairs. Upstairs, there is a large paneled dining room. The George Inn is owned by the National Trust.
References
- Fedden, Robin and Rosemary Joekes. 1973. The National Trust Guide to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. 3rd edition. Norton. pgs. 339-340. ISBN 0-393-01876-8.
