George Hotel, Moniaive

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.