The Ship at Sea
Ten most common pub signs:
The Crown,
The Red Lion,
The Royal Oak,
The Swan,
The White Hart,
The Railway,
The Plough,
The White Horse,
The Bell,
The New Inn.
Some illustrations:
http://www.art-3000.com/picture/?iid=82031&g=7
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Then of course, Cromwell came along and people ceased to socilise in that particular fashion.
Unsurprisingly, with the restoration and Charles 2, pubs became fashionable again.
A whole load of new pub signs came out - largely to do with heradic symbols and motifs, including older symbols like for instance: the White Horse.
Of course, as time has moved on, different symbols and designs have emerged. For instance: the Railway, the New Inn.
My feeling is that there must be scores of of possible new names for pubs to inherit which are close enough to the old ones:
The Trojan Horse,
The Phone Hacker,
The Whistle Blower,
The Whistle Blower
The Workers Pension,
The Cheap Flight,
A Black Swan (dip).
Black Swan (something to do with going back into reccession I believe)
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