Arms and the man, and various beasts

Pub signboards have been a feature of the English landscape for centuries but, being exposed to both the elements and changing fashions (and the lifetime of the pub), each board tends to have a fairly short life. Several years ago, noticing some familiar old signs had been replaced, I began a photographic ‘archive’. I then became intrigued about what or who they depicted. The signs described here are mostly from South Cambridgeshire, because that’s where I live.

Sunday, 13 March 2016

Ship shape

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Royal Albert, Crystal Place/Upper Norwood One would guess that the pub is named after HMS Royal Albert , which was launched from Woolw...
Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Stand in the corner!

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The Corner House, Newmarket Road, Cambridge Despite its name – and the impression that might have been given by its previous signboa...
Monday, 15 June 2015

Pigs (Three Different Ones)

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Flying Pig, Hills Road, Cambridge Having been known as the Crown for most of its life (apart from one brief period when it was renamed...
Wednesday, 6 May 2015

Hey-diddle-diddle

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Cat and Fiddle, Great Barr This smallest estate pub on a rather sprawling mid-20th-century estate was probably just about my loc...
Friday, 16 January 2015

Ringing the changes

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Five Bells, Burwell Six Bells, Covent Garden, Cambridge A quick note about a couple of new bell-related signs. First, Bur...
Friday, 21 November 2014

Inside only, no standing on top

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Tram Depot, Dover Street, Cambridge   Back in the late 1980s, Suffolk brewery Earl Soham took over the derelict stable block of the ...
Monday, 5 May 2014

Positive or negative?

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Affleck Arms, Dalham Dalham Hall, which overlooks the picturesque little Suffolk village of Dalham, was for many years the...
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