Description

SHIPSTON ON STOUR HIGH STREET
5P2540 (East side)
14/98 The George Hotel
02/09/52 (Formerly listed as George
Hotel)

GV II

Hotel. Late C18 with earlier origins. Brick, in Flemish bond, with painted stone
plinth, quoins and eaves cornice on consoles with coped parapet. C20 tile roof
with stone coped gables and brick end stacks on stone bases. 3 storeys plus
attic; 5-window range. Originally a 2-unit plan. To centre a large elliptical
archway with keyblock, probably rendered stone. C20 door and glazing now blocks
archway. To 2 openings to ground floor left and right, and to 5 first and second
floor openings a 12-pane sash with segmental arch with keyblock, probably
rendered stone. Three C20 flat topped dormers. To left, a rendered 3-storey
range of one bay with bow windows rising to all 3 storeys, that to ground and
first floors with three 12-pane sashes, that to second floor with three 9-pane
sashes. Rendered parapet. Interior: stone chamfered fireplace with flat lintel,
said to have been dated to C16, To rear a long 2-storey brick and stone range,
and behind rendered bow window range a C18 stone and brick range.

Listing NGR: SP2583740588

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26480814

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)