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Description: | The George Inn probably dates to the 16th century and Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII, is reputed to have stayed there overnight in 1588.
The façade dates from the mid 18th century when the owner, a John Jagger, more than doubled the size of the inn to include the buildings on either side. The timber frame is still visible in the older part of the building. There is a pediment and Diocletian window above the arched opening and there are tripartite windows in the buildings on either side of the archway .
Located in the original market place, the George Inn had a prime location in the days when this was a stopping place for stage coaches and mail coaches travelling between London and Bath.
During this period, the beer at the George Inn was supplied by Simonds of Reading. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | Slough Library | Subjects: | The Old George Inn ; George Inn ; Simonds of Reading Pubs and inns | Temporal: | start=1922-01-01; end=1923-01-01; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Copy by Reg Harrison | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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