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The George Hotel, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, situated in the centre of the town, is a Grade II listed building famous as the birthplace of rugby league football in 1895.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The George Hotel )〕 The 60 bed hotel was built in 1851 and closed in January 2013, with the receivers looking for a new buyer.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-20900561〕 The three-star rated George Hotel, which has an Italianate façade, was designed by William Walker.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George Hotel )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=West Yorkshire in 360°! - Founders' Room, Huddersfield )〕 The Victorian era hotel was built around 1851.〔 ==Birth of Rugby League== It was in the George Hotel, Huddersfield on 29 August 1895 that 21 Lancashire and Yorkshire clubs held a meeting and by a majority of 20 to 1 voted to secede from the Rugby Football Union to set up their own Northern Rugby Football Union. In 1922 this became the Rugby Football League. Stockport was also accepted into the league via telephone to the hotel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rugby League Founders' Room )〕 Memorabilia recalling the meeting can be found throughout the hotel as well as in the Heritage Centre.〔 ==British Amateur Rugby League Association== The British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) was also founded at the George Hotel in 1973. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Hotel, Huddersfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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