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Page Updated:- Thursday, 17 November, 2022.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1794-

 George Inn

Open 2020+

29 Lower Street / East Side

Leeds

01622 861314

http://www.georgeinnleeds.co.uk/

https://whatpub.com/george-inn

George Inn 2009

Above photo 2009 by Oast House Archives Creative Commons Licence.
George Inn sign 1980sGeorge Inn sign 1994

Above sign left, date 1980s, sign right, January 1994.

With thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com.

George Inn sign 2010

Above signs 2010.
George Inn painting

Painting, date unknown by Eddie Tucker.
George Inn 2018

Above photo 2018.

 

Originally built in 1652, The George started life as a coaching inn with hay stored above what is now the back bar.

 

Kentish Chronicles, 4 April, 1794.

Died.

Monday se'nnight died, after a lingering illness, Mr. Pope, landlord of the "George Inn," in Leeds, in this county.

 

Kentish Chronicles, 8 May, 1795.

At the sitting of the Justice's on Monday last, at the "George Inn," Leeds, John Eagles, baker, of Bearsted, was convicted of selling 11 gallons and a half of bread, which wanted 58 oz of proper weights, for which he paid £11 12s.

 

 

LICENSEE LIST

POPE Mr to Apr/1794 dec'd

POOLEY George 1828-41+ (age 60 in 1841Census) Pigot's Directory 1828-29Pigot's Directory 1832-34

ROSE John 1851-58+ (age 37 in 1851Census)

ROSE Catherine (widow) 1861-71+ (age 56 in 1871Census)

DAVIS George 1891+ (age 39 in 1891Census)

TRIVETT Levi 1901+ (age 49 in 1901Census)

BISHOP Alfred 1903+ Kelly's 1903

COOPER Arthur George 1913+

THARP Debbie & Jason 2019+ (also of "Walnut Tree," East Farleigh.)

https://pubwiki.co.uk/GeorgeInn.shtml

 

Pigot's Directory 1828-29From the Pigot's Directory 1828-29

Pigot's Directory 1832-34From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34

CensusCensus

Kelly's 1903From the Kelly's Directory 1903

 

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