
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of The George coaching inn. The present building housed the Victorian horse-drawn fire engine manned by volunteers. Recorded plaque organisation: Shaftesbury and District Historical Society.
The George was a significant coaching inn in Shaftesbury, later serving as the site for the town's volunteer-operated Victorian horse-drawn fire station, highlighting its role in both travel and emergency services of the era.
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