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The George Inn - Southwark - London
Made by nick.garrod
No more than a few feet from the main road leading to London Bridge, The George is all too easy to miss. For unless it's a weekend, the pace on the pavement is set by office workers who are always in a rush. A turn of the head at the wrong moment and The George stays shielded in its dark courtyard, oblivious to the world beyond its doorstep. While London has kept a number of its historic pubs and inns The George is unique amongst its peers. It is, in fact, the sole survivor from a number of galleried coaching inns that used to line this route. For centuries, Borough High Street played a crucial role in the life of the city. In one direction, it led to the main crossing point into the capital over the Thames, in the other, it led to Canterbury, the country's principle centre of pilgrimage. As a result, the Borough was a jostling mass of merchants, traders and travellers at every hour of the day and night and, naturally enough, hostelries quickly sprang up to meet their needs. The Southwark inns had a reputation of their own, becoming so well known that the mere mention of their names conveyed a certain atmosphere and character. The Tabard, for instance, was Chaucer's choice for the starting point of his 'Canterbury Tales' and the White Hart was both Shakespeare's setting for Jack Cade's final plea to his deserting followers in Henry VI Part ii, and Dickens's setting when introducting Sam Weller in Pickwick Papers. The George stood between these two and, like them, was very much part and parcel of a life that often involved arduous journeys in appalling conditions. The history of The George can be traced back to 1542 although it is likely that an inn existed here for some time before. It is first mentioned as the St. George and the inn sign still sports a portrait of the saint in full battle dress. Like the other Southwark inns, the George was built around three sides of a courtyard and in Summer its wide, double-tiered balconies became an excellent vantage point for the plays that would be acted out below. Surprisingly, there were no formal theatres before 1576 and taverns provided both an instant showcase and a ready audience for the many troupes of travelling actors. This type of presentation was obviously popular and effective, for when the first theatres were built they were modelled in the same style, the only change being to shape the seating around a semi-circle rather than a rectangle. Shakes2.gif (8535 bytes)With its roots firmly in this tradition, The George can boast with some certainty that Shakespeare was a familiar character when he lived and worked in this area. The playwright not only had lodgings close by, near Southwark Cathedral, but quite probably came to watch performances of his own and other plays here on a regular basis. The George that Shakespeare knew burnt down in 1676 but the house was immediately rebuilt to the original template. It remained unchanged until the turn of this century, when it was partly demolished for the Great Northern Railway Goods Office. While two of its splendid galleries were destroyed, the broad sweep of the third gives a fair impression of what the whole would have looked like and it takes little imagination to conjure a picture of the past from the shadows of the now quiet courtyard. Still functioning as a pub and restaurant and even as a stage set for Shakespeare's plays, in Summer time, The George has been restored to its former glory by the National Trust. A remarkable building from the outside, it retains a number of interesting features on the inside too, notably the high pine settles which divide the tables in the smallest of the bars. www.hiddenlondon.com/thegeorge.htm


17th Century Coaching Inn: The George ~ Borough
Made by curry15
There were once several coaching inns in London, there are only two remaining. In 1677, the George was rebuilt after a serious fire that destroyed most of medieval Southwark. It was originally built on three sides and plays would have been performed in the courtyard, people would watch from the galleries. Later, the Great Northern Railway used the George as a depot and pulled down two of its fronts to build warehousing. !!!!!!! Only the south face remains. It is now thankfully owned by The National Trust. The interior is superb, with oak beams and dark wood panelled walls. The Old Bar used to be a waiting room for passengers on coaches. I didn't think that I would ever get a shot of The George without any people, it's always so crowded, today it was pouring with rain and empty. www.inlondonguide.co.uk/london.../george-inn-southwark.html


The George Inn
Made by pallab seth
The George Inn is one of London's greatest treasures, only surviving galleried coaching inn. It stands on the south side of the River Thames near London Bridge. The George (mentioned in the first map of Southwark, ca1543) was rebuilt in 1676, after a devastating fire swept Southwark. The George is tucked away in a cobbled courtyard just off Borough High Street. Charles Dickens visited the George and referred to it in 'Little Dorrit'. William Shakespeare was another visitor; the Globe Theatre was a short distance away. Currently owned and leased by the National Trust. More, www.pubs.com/main_site/pub_details.php?pub_id=92 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_George_Inn,_Southwark Please press L (or simply click the image) to view better on black


The George Inn, Borough High Street, SE1
Made by L'habitant
London's last remaining galleried coaching inn. There was a George Inn in th late 16th Century. This one, which was known to Shakespeare and Dickens who wrote about it in 'Little Dorrit' was built in 1677. It is now protected by the National Trust. Sadly only the south side remains, the rest of the inn having been demolished for the construction of warehouses by the Great Northern Railway.


Closeup The George
Made by stuqpr
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_George_Inn,_Southwark And www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=65313#s13


IMG_2894m
Made by Philip Talmage
Croydon Aviva Fellowship: walk around historic Southwark on 16 April 2008. The George Inn, at 77 Borough High Street, existed in Shakespeare's time,and was mentioned by Dickens in Little Dorrit. The present building dates from 1677, and is owned by the National Trust.


I Knit London knitting group at The George (July 2008)
Made by iknitlondon
The aftermath. The lady on the adjacent table said, There seems to be much more drinking than knitting going on here, my knitting group are never this lively!. And so say all of us.


A sign of the time
Made by icphotographs
Pub sign for The George Inn, London's only surviving galleried coaching inn (& the only pub owned by the National Trust).


Candle on their heads
Made by Ariaski
Yep, it's a live candle on their heads, don't ask why, that's the tradition (Veracruz people are a bit weird I guess).


W H & H Le May Hop Factors SE1
Made by Jamie Barras
former premises of W H & H Le May Hop Factors (late 19th Century), 67 Borough High Street SE1, Borough, London.


Traditional dress
Made by Ariaski
I just forgot my charro suit, otherwise I'd be in the picture as well ;-)


London Eye and The Shard (City of Lights #7)
Made by Graham Edensounds
Westminster to Southwark captured under a starry sky.


"Private Party's"
Made by iknitlondon
In the same room as One of the Fair Inn's...


127 - Michael's speech
Made by Sifter
The best man's speech at the pirate wedding.


The family orange
Made by pbiwan
Taken in my office at King's College London


118 - You left your hook
Made by Sifter
A discarded hook after the Pirate wedding


George Inn
Made by Steve Thoroughgood
17th century coaching inn, 26 July 2009.


One of the Fair Inn's for receipt of Travellers
Made by iknitlondon
At The George Inn, Southwark, London.


Police and mortuary - P1040736.JPG
Made by Lars Plougmann
Mossy parking lots, not for everybody


I Knit London at The George (July 2008)
Made by iknitlondon
101 uses for your knitting: antennae