Pubs: A Collection of Hotel, Inn, and Tavern Signs in Great Britain and Ireland: to Which Are Added a Few Foreign Café Signs
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Pubs: A Collection of Hotel, Inn, and Tavern Signs in Great Britain and Ireland: to Which Are Added a Few Foreign Café Signs
Inn signs -- Great Britain
64. Larwood also mentions Crown and Woodpecker (corrupted from Wool
Pack); Crown and Fan (a fanmaker's sign); Crown and Rasp (used by
Fribourg and Treyer, tobacconists); Crown and Can; Crown and Tower;
Crown and Thistle.
65. This sign refers to the Royal Champion's (Dymoke) appearance at
the Coronation ceremony.
66. This inn pays a quit rent of 4_d._ and a damask rose.
67. A large drinking glass. Dutch--roemer.
68. A curious and unique sign only equalled by the Hunchbacked Cats
(les chats bossus) of Lille. (Larwood.)
69. Supposed to be a corruption of Caton le Fidèle. The sign recalls
the nursery rhyme.
70. A skit on the Highland drovers who passed that way with cattle for
London.
71. A nickname given to this inn by local people. 'The Red Lion.'
72. A skit on Coach and Four, 'Coach and Dogs.'
73. _Eagle and Lamb_ formerly had a pictorial board depicting an
eagle preying on a lamb.
74. (_a_) Misreading of the words God encompasseth us.
(_b_) Coat of arms of Cordwainers' Company; the chevron corrupted
into compasses. (Larwood.)
75. An allusion to the thirteen Protestant cantons of Switzerland;
Soho being largely inhabited by Swiss. _Cf._ Sun and Thirteen
Cantons.
76. An allusion to the story of King James and the tinker of Enfield.
77. The crest of the Middle Temple.
78. Maund is an old word meaning basket.
79. (_a_) A facetious rendering of Bear and Ragged Staff; (_b_)
Pige washail--Salutation to Our Lady; (_c_) Pig--Scotch for pot;
Whistle--Small change.
In Winchester Cathedral among the stall carvings is one showing a sow
playing on a whistle and another pig playing the violin. (Larwood.)
80. Part of arms of Clothworkers' Company. Teazel--an instrument to
brush velvet.
81. Larwood mentions this house, also Swan and Rummer; Swan and
Helmet; Swan and Soldier (? Lohengrin); Swan and Hoop, Moorfields
(Birthplace of Keats).
82. Occurs in Larwood's book.
83. This sign, now extinct, recalls the exploits of a soldier of that
name during the Peninsular War.
84. It is hoped that this is a case of 'Lucus a non lucendo.'
85. At Winterslow Hut occurred the episode of the lioness attacking
the leaders of the Salisbury mail. The Coach and Horses, Clerkenwell,
shows a pictorial signboard of this event.
86. Famous for its living sign.
87. The Beehive, Abingdon, displays this rhyme
Within this hive we're all alive
Good liquor makes us funny
If you are dry step in and try
The flavour of our honey.
88. Larwood calls this 'An alluring but maudlin Title.'
89. Has the uncommon sight of a tombstone in the garden.
90. St. Rhadegund, 521-587. A Christian lady, Queen of Franks. Married
to Clotaire I. Fête August 13. (Larousse.)
91. Patron Saint of Woolcombers.
92. This sign showed a man returning home, and to his wife's inquiry
as to where he had been he replied 'No place.' _Cf._ OUTIS. Ulysses
to the Cyclops.
93. Here ended the Fire of London, September 10, 1666.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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