Do you know where 'The George and Dragon' derives from? Probably. How about 'The Gloucester Flying Machine'? Probably not. Some pub names pop up time and again, others have a unique story to tell. This book untangles the meanings behind Britain's extraordinary variety of often strange pub names and signs. Providing enlightenment for the local historian and pub enthusiast, "Discovering Pub Names and Signs" explores a unique aspect if a classic British pastime and all its quirks.
- ISBN10 0747807574
- ISBN13 9780747807575
- Publish Date 21 July 2010
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 11 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Shire Publications
- Format Paperback
- Pages 80
- Language English