Question #149955. Asked by
demurechicky.
Last updated Nov 08 2023.
Originally posted Oct 15 2023 3:21 PM.
The George Inn in Norton St Philip, Somerset, has the strongest claim to be England’s earliest surviving purpose-built inn.
This likely makes the George Inn the oldest site where you can still buy a drink today.
The inn appears to have been built in the 14th century (sometime after 1345) by the Carthusian monks of Hinton Charterhouse, to provide accommodation for merchants attending the monastery’s markets and fairs.
The earliest phase that can be tree ring dated suggests the use of timber felled between 1430 and 1432, although some of the stonework might be earlier.
|
|