I have around 200 photos of inn
signs that I have taken since beginning digital photography in 2001. How
many I took before that I don't know but one day I hope to collate them all.
Many of them will make quite interesting blog posts.
Around Much Wenlock (and other
areas) there are inns called The Talbot.
A Talbot was a type of hound,
formerly used for tracking and hunting; it had remarkable powers of scent and
was the forerunner of the fox and stag hounds.
It was heavy-jawed, long-eared and white with black spots (unlike the
one on the above sign which is wrongly coloured). In the fifteenth century the Talbot family
used the hound on their coat of arms.
Interesting, knew about the Talbot family, but not the hound.
ReplyDeleteFascinating. There are so many interesting dog breeds.
ReplyDeleteWhat fascinating posts you write! So good to see you feeling well enough to post again! xoxox
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many of the pub signs you have photographed still have pubs attached to them.
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