Charlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Ralph Rokeby, Leak & Thorp, and 1 other
Overview
Charlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Ralph Rokeby, Leak & Thorp, and 1 other is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England York. This bronze commemorative plaque records: The George Inn. In Elizabethan times Ralph Rokeby Esq.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This bronze commemorative plaque records: The George Inn.
People and events
The saved account records: 1575) secretary of the Council of the North lived in a house on this site.
How it worked
The saved account records: In Elizabethan times Ralph Rokeby Esq.
What remains
The saved account records: Subsequently for about two and a half centuries there existed here a Hostelry known since 1614 as the George Inn, from which horsedrawn coaches departed to Hull, Manchester and Newcastle.
Why it mattered
Charlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Ralph Rokeby, Leak & Thorp, and 1 other matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: The George Inn. In Elizabethan times Ralph Rokeby Esq. (d. 1575) secretary of the Council of the North lived in a house on this site. Subsequently for about two and a half centuries there existed here a Hostelry known since 1614 as the George Inn, from which horsedrawn coaches departed to Hull, Manchester and Newcastle. The sisters Charlotte and Anne Brontë stayed here in 1849. Leak & Thorp moved to this site in 1869. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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