George, Greyfriars Lane

Lease dated 1478 "... lease by Richard Baytoft, junior, Master of Trinity Guild, to Peter Clarkson of the GEORGE in Greyfriars Lane for twenty years for 40s per annum." There are no other records of this inn.


This name originally referred to St. George, the patron saint of England (often coupled with the dragon). Since 1714, George has been a kingly name in England, six different kings having borne it.
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