George Hotel, Stamford, Grade II listed hotel in Stamford, England
The George Hotel is a limestone coaching inn at the center of Stamford, a small town in Lincolnshire, England. The building is made up of several connected wings around a cobbled courtyard, with a notable beam extending over the pavement known as the gallows sign.
The inn has stood since medieval times and for centuries served as a key stop for coaches traveling between London and York. By the 17th and 18th centuries, it had become one of the busiest coaching inns in England, with dozens of coaches passing through Stamford each day.
The George Hotel sits on one of Stamford's most recognized streets and has long served as a meeting point for travelers passing through the town. The wood paneling, open fireplaces, and aged furniture give the place a character that feels lived-in rather than staged.
The hotel sits right in Stamford's town center and is easy to reach on foot from the surrounding streets and car parks. The courtyard is open to visitors and makes a good starting point for exploring the different parts of the building.
The George Hotel was used as a filming location for the 1994 BBC adaptation of George Eliot's Middlemarch, with Stamford standing in for the fictional Midlands town. Visitors who know the series will recognize several corners of the building as they walk through the entrance hall and courtyard.
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