Information for record number MWA2113:
The George Hotel, Shipston on Stour.

Summary The George Hotel, a coaching inn dating to the Post Medieval period. It is located 100m east of the Post Office, Shipston on Stour.
What Is It?  
Type: Inn, Coaching Inn
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shipston on Stour
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 40
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II*)
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Early Georgian (c1730) brick built coaching inn with five bays, three storeys, with segmented head windows.
2 Brick, in Flemish bond, with painted stone plinth, quoins and eaves cornice on consoles with coped parapet. 18th century tile roof with stone caped gables and brick end stacks on stone bases. 3 storeys plus attic.
3 The front façade is in unspoilt 18th century classical style. 3 storeys, 5 bays, segment headed windows.
4 Coaches used to approach the inn through the back entrance in Church Street, change horses in the yard, and issue forth through the wide arched entrance in the centre of the High Street façade.
5 Historic hotel situated on the east side of High street in the medieval area of the town. Listed building record (DWA3278) gives a date for the hotel of late C18.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1960
Page Number: 5
Volume/Sheet: Stratford-on-Avon Ru
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: F. White and Co.'s Warwickshire Directory 1874
Author/originator: F. White and Co.
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Soliloquies of Old Shipston
Author/originator: Drinkwater P
Date: 1979
Page Number: 66
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Warwickshire-Worcestershire Magazine
Author/originator:
Date: 1982
Page Number: 38
Volume/Sheet:
   
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

Depending on how important the buildings are they are classed as Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II. Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest. Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Those listed as Grade II are those buildings that are regarded of special interest.
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source LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument COACHING INN * A public house offering lodgings to the passengers, and stabling for the horses of stage coaches. back
monument YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. back
monument INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument POST OFFICE * A building, department or shop where postal business is carried on. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument MAGAZINE * A building in which a supply of arms, ammunition and provisions for an army is stored. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back

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