Now a rather controversial pub name records of black boy inns go back at least 250 years. Also a very simple symbol to remember even in a time when most people couldn t read or write. The second most popular pub name in the country and an easy statement of allegiance to the monarch.
It is a link with the ideal pub described in detail by the writer george orwell who named his fictional. The full moon dudley the word moon appears in the name of several wetherspoon pubs. The lion was part of the coat of arms of john of gaunt uncle of richard iias the landlords magazine the morning advertiser publishes a list of the top 50 pub names.
Getty alamythe red lion pub. The top 25 pub names. St george is the patron saint of england and allegedly slayed a dragon this legend stemmed from much earlier the 12th century during the crusades.
Pub signs beer signs staffordshire uk blade sign uk pub british pub poster prints posters george jones pub sign corner of dollys lane and haywood road in the mill hill area of tunstall and burslem stoke on trent staffordshire uk. A roman walks into a bar holds up two fingers to the barmaid and says five beers please quick pub. Add to or amend origin.
As such the george and dragon as a pub name is a symbol of english nationalism. St george is the patron saint of england and his legendary conflict with a dragon is key to his ascension. George and dragon name origins.
Add to or amend origin. However in the case of the latter the royal george and the prince regent are also common pub names. Both are credible origins for pubs called the george.
St george is the patron saint of england and the prince regent in the regency period was king george iv.
Pub names st george. The lamb is seen carrying a flag usually of st. George and is the symbol of the knights templar the worshipful company of merchant taylors and st john s college oxford. A pub of this name appeared in the popular bbc sitcom bottom. Possibly referring to the five ways of thomas aquinas five reasons for the existence of god.
Possibly referring to the five ways of thomas aquinas five reasons for the existence of god. A pub of this name appeared in the popular bbc sitcom bottom. George and is the symbol of the knights templar the worshipful company of merchant taylors and st john s college oxford.
The lamb is seen carrying a flag usually of st.
