George Hotel
GEORGE HOTEL, 1, BROAD STREET
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325702
- Date first listed:
- 20-Aug-1951
- List Entry Name:
- George Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- GEORGE HOTEL, 1, BROAD STREET
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2006-04-17
- Reference:
- IOE01/13706/23
- Rights:
- © Mr Hedley R. Hooper. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreAlso of interest
Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1325702
- Date first listed:
- 20-Aug-1951
- List Entry Name:
- George Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- GEORGE HOTEL, 1, BROAD STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GEORGE HOTEL, 1, BROAD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- South Molton
- National Grid Reference:
- SS7146125857
Details
SS7025-7125
5/2
20.8.51
SOUTH MOLTON
BROAD STREET
(south side)
No 1 (George Hotel)
GV
II
Present building dates from 1730s replacing an earlier inn on the site.
3 storeys painted brick. Parapet with slate roof. Moulded eaves cornice. Full
length pilasters. 5 sashes without glazing bars, each one with grotesque mask
keystones which came from Stowe, the demolished Charles II mansion in Cornwall.
Porch with cambered arch and keystone. Set back 2-storey portion, an early C19
dining room addition over a carriage entrance. The interior contains an C18
'Chinoiserie' fretted staircase. The dining room was used as a theatre in the
C19. Frequent visitors included the Rev Jack Russell, the famous hunting parson
who gave his name to the Jack Russell terrier. The building is mentioned in
R D Blackmore's novel Lorna Doone.
Listing NGR: SS7146125857
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 96889
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 24-Jul-2026 at 17:18:35.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.