The Pipemakers Arms, Rye, Sussex
Pubs in Britain were not just places you went to to drink beer. They were places where you went to meet people who shared your interests. Many pubs became meeting places for people in particular trades - The Wheelwrights Arms, The Masons Arms etc - there was even an Elastic Inn in Coventry where people from the hosiery industry met.
The Pipemakers Arms in Rye, Sussex is, however, probably unique both in name and in the way the pub is decorated. I forgot to check to see if it has a conventional sign as well as this masonry relief.
The Pipemakers Arms, Rye, Sussex
Pubs in Britain were not just places you went to to drink beer. They were places where you went to meet people who shared your interests. Many pubs became meeting places for people in particular trades - The Wheelwrights Arms, The Masons Arms etc - there was even an Elastic Inn in Coventry where people from the hosiery industry met.
The Pipemakers Arms in Rye, Sussex is, however, probably unique both in name and in the way the pub is decorated. I forgot to check to see if it has a conventional sign as well as this masonry relief.