Question
Is this 1859 reference to a George Inn in Hilsea just a misplaced George Inn on Portsdown Hill? If so, the Duncan’s Head being the one on Copnor Road seems increasingly likely - and William White is just very bad at geography.
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1859 Directory of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
The George Inn is listed at Hilsea, operated by Henry Bishop Tart.
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Richard Softly, the keeper of the Portsbridge Turnpike-gate, is convicted at the George Inn, Portsdown, of charging excessive tolls. Softly has appealed the conviction to the County Quarter Sessions.