George and Dragon, High Street, Buckden

History of George and Dragon, Buckden

Listed Building

No.47 High Street: formerly the tap room to the George Hotel when a coaching inn

Nos 41, 43 & 45: Formerly part of the east range of The George Hotel when a coaching inn and sharing a common street facade.

The hotel is part of an early C18 coaching inn, originally with a courtyard plan, and galleried timber-framed rear wings of earlier dates. North facing gallery has C19 windows and a wooden shuttered window reputed to have been used by Dick Turpin.

A street view in Buckden featuring a tall red brick building on the left and various parked cars along the road under blue sky.

The George, Buckden (©RGL 2023)

The cream-colored facade of The Vine pub on a street corner, with a foreground sign, parked cars, and brick buildings.

High Street, Buckden (©RGL 2023)

A two-story building with a tiled roof features a half-timbered upper floor and a brick ground floor with a pillared porch.

The George, Buckden (©RGL 2023)

A long, three-story red brick building with dark-framed windows and a George hotel sign, fronted by several parked cars.

The George, Buckden (©RGL 2023)

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