George Inn, Portland

Dated 1765 above main door and said to have been built for William Butts, the parish clerk it was formerly three houses, and only became a pub about 1840. The George hosted the meetings of the Court Leet. The original pub consisting of three small rooms off an L-shaped passageway from the right hand door is little altered since the 1930s. In 1995 a new bar was formed on the left side of the building from a former kitchen and part of the cellar. On the right of the passageway is a small dining room at the front with a small fireplace with 1930s brick interior.

The King's Shilling Bar on the left has a timber partition separating it from the passageway with benches attached. The windows at the top of the partition wall were added in 1973. The small room has a parquet floor and there are three fine old tables but it has lost its fireplace. Service was originally via a hatch which was replaced by the present bar counter in the 1970s and the bar back fitting looks like it could date from the 1970s.

At the rear and slightly opened up from the passageway is the Reeve Lounge. Hanging on the wall above the fireplace is the long Portland Reeve Staff which recorded the payment of 'Quit Rent' as a substitute for military service. This small room has a fine 1930s brick fireplace, a parquet floor, dado panelling and is served via a hatch/doorway with a flap across it situated at the end of the passageway.