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England & Wales Genealogy & History More resources for this county (shire) | More English resources sorted by county/topic BOOK - London Inn Signs By: Dominic Rotheroe. 
A picture is worth a thousand words – especially in communities where few can read – and the pictures which hang outside the inns and pubs in England have cheered travelers and locals alike for hundreds of years. It is not surprising that some of the oldest – and a few of the oddest – are to be found in London, and that they reflect the variety of people who have lived and worked there, found fame and fortune or notoriety, stirred the spirit or simply supplied a service to the public for generations. This book illustrates many unusual and interesting signs and explains their origins. Some are relatively new, some are humorous; the significance of others harks back to the medieval church and one recalls a piper’s lament on a Scottish battlefield.Softcover, 32 pgs, ISBN 0-7478-0088-X
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