General view of the George Hotel, fenced-off during renovation work, from the south-east

Date:
12 Apr 2021
Location:
The George Hotel, St George's Square, Huddersfield, Kirklees
Reference:
DP372606
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Photographer's note: ' The hotel in which the rules of rugby league were formed on 29 August 1895 by 22 breakaway northern rugby union clubs who wanted 'broken time' compensation payments to be acceptable so that working people could play sport and not be penalised financially.'

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/28602 High Streets Heritage Action Zone: Huddersfield, Phase 1; within the Volume: VF000308 High Streets Heritage Action Zone: Huddersfield; within the Series: HEC01/072 High Streets Heritage Action Zone: Huddersfield; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Bull, Alun: Historic England

Keywords

Hotel