The George Hotel comprises a collection of approximately 10 buildings, mostly timber framed and some dating from the 14th & 15th Centuries. Many of the buildings have been altered over the centuries and in particular, the recent use of the building as an hotel had caused some alarming mutilation of many of the principal structural timbers. At the commencement of the project parts of the building were in a state of near collapse. The conversion of the buildings into flats and houses worked on the basis of retaining as much as possible of the original structure and in some cases replacing it where it had been removed. Considerable effort was put into detailing the repairs and reconstruction of Oak frames, and close liaison with the Archaeologists was necessary at all stages. The development also included the construction of 7 new houses on the rear of the site. This posed its own problems because of the severely sloping nature of the ground, the need to work in a confined site and in close proximity to the Listed Buildings at the upper end, and a Cotswold stone retaining wall at the lower.