Old George Yard, The Old George Public House

Early C17 or earlier house with considerable alterations in C18 and early C19.
Brick, mainly rendered, part painted, rubble stone to rear and under arch; Welsh
slate roofs. Three-part facade: at west of three storeys, two windows; in centre
two storeys, three windows, both sections stuccoed. To south-east over a
carriage arch an irregular two-storey part of painted brick. Two six-panel doors
in pedimented doorcases. Sash windows with glazing bars, four of them tripartite.
Arch supported on stout beams. Rubble walls beneath with two segment-headed door-
ways. High-pitched roofs except in third part. Long, irregular rear elevation of
large rubble stonework, patched in places. One original window surround remains
and a large chimney breast, inside which is a wide fireplace with shallow segmental
chamfered stone arch with rounded corners and slightly vermiculate voussoirs.
Main rooms on both floors have stout, fairly close-set joists, possibly of early
C18. Bar at east end has stout, shallow joists, probably original. Roofs
renewed in C18. LISTED GRADE 2. Charles I reportedly was allowed to drink in this pub in 1646 whilst he was being held captive by the Scots. The chair which he sat in is in the Charles I Room. Many visitors have claimed to see a ghostly figure sitting in the chair. Footsteps have been heard in the bar when it is closed. A man with a dog has been seen standing at the bar. In the main function room staff have reported feeling nauseous {Kirkup 2009.