Pub Heritage George Hotel
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Dumfries & Galloway - Moniaive
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed Status: B
High StreetMoniaive
DG3 4HN
Tel: (01848) 200017
Email: thegeorgedg34hn@gmail.com
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Evening Meals: Yes
Bus: Yes
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A traditional family-run pub occupying an early to mid-18th century building with a Victorian single-storey extension. The main interest lies in two rooms refitted in the late 1940s and little altered since. The small public bar is the better of the two. It has a very old counter to which panels were added after a flood in the early 1960s. The gantry has changed little since the 1940s refit and its unusual lower part is said to have come from a church. In the beam above the old stone fireplace is the 'Tramp's Hole' where once upon a time coins were placed so that vagrants could be bought a drink. A panelled dado with old benches attached runs round the room and the flagstone floor has apparently been turned over in recent years. The room beyond is plainer though it also has an old counter with more recent panelling plus simple bar-back shelving and some 1960s work around the walls. The extension currently operates as a cafe.
A traditional family-run pub with accommodation and with two rooms that were refitted in the late 1940s and have been little altered since.
The main two-storey building is early to mid-18th-century (and not 1640 as claimed) with a single storey late Victorian extension to the right. Both are rendered and painted cream.
The 'Hotel Entrance' door leads into a short passage with the small public bar on the left. The bar counter is very old though panelling was added to the front after a flood in the early 1960s. The only change to the gantry since the 1940s is the replacement of a table and till below the window with a fridge. The unusual lower part is said to have come from a church as part of the 1940s refit - it comprises a row of cupboards near the floor with open shelves above. The top part of the gantry has two more shelves held up by pillars - the date of this section is uncertain but could also be from the 1940s. A panelled dado runs round the room with old benches attached and a baffle by the door. The old stone fireplace now contains a log burning stove; in the beam above it is the 'Tramp's Hole' where once upon a time coins were placed so that vagrants could be bought a drink. The flagstone floor has apparently been turned over in recent times.
A door leads to another room with a bare wood floor and a pool table. The counter again looks old but with newer panels attached along with a formica top. The gantry is confined to some old lower shelving and some more on the wall above. The 'half-timbering' and anaglypta on the walls is 1960s work and the fixed seating and fireplace are probably post-war.
The single storey part currently operates as a cafe.
Full Description
The main two-storey building is early to mid-18th-century (and not 1640 as claimed) with a single storey late Victorian extension to the right. Both are rendered and painted cream.
The 'Hotel Entrance' door leads into a short passage with the small public bar on the left. The bar counter is very old though panelling was added to the front after a flood in the early 1960s. The only change to the gantry since the 1940s is the replacement of a table and till below the window with a fridge. The unusual lower part is said to have come from a church as part of the 1940s refit - it comprises a row of cupboards near the floor with open shelves above. The top part of the gantry has two more shelves held up by pillars - the date of this section is uncertain but could also be from the 1940s. A panelled dado runs round the room with old benches attached and a baffle by the door. The old stone fireplace now contains a log burning stove; in the beam above it is the 'Tramp's Hole' where once upon a time coins were placed so that vagrants could be bought a drink. The flagstone floor has apparently been turned over in recent times.
A door leads to another room with a bare wood floor and a pool table. The counter again looks old but with newer panels attached along with a formica top. The gantry is confined to some old lower shelving and some more on the wall above. The 'half-timbering' and anaglypta on the walls is 1960s work and the fixed seating and fireplace are probably post-war.
The single storey part currently operates as a cafe.
