The George Hotel- no. 5 Black Diamond Street, on the corner of the busy Hoole Way stretch of the Inner Ringroad.

The George was, after sitting empty for a considerable period, converted for residential and commercial use and now, replete with a brand new sign 'The Old George', houses a hi-fi retailer with flats above. The left hand section of the building is a sympathetic modern addition, part of which is tenanted by a pizza company and the rest is still awaiting completionand occupation.

An advertisement in a 1903 guide book mentions a most interesting room at the George: “The GEORGE HOTEL Black Diamond St., is well worth a visit, on account of its Grand Room of UNIQUE OIL PAINTINGS of CHESTER in the olden times.”

One wonders what became of them? The landlord at this time was Richard Billington, who was still there in 1910. Earlier, in 1857 it was William Axon, in 1880 Henry Hewitt, in 1914 F W Attewell, in 1942 Win Hughes.