Pub Signs – the Original ‘Star Spangled Banners’

Star Inn Alfriston by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

The Star Inn – Alfriston. Originally a religious hostel built in 1345 and used to accommodate monks and pilgrims en route from Battle Abbey to the shrine of St Richard, patron saint of Sussex, at Chichester Cathedral, it became an inn in the 16th century.

Ye-Olde-Starre-Inne by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

Ye Olde Starre Inne – York’s Oldest Licensed Inn 1644

SevenStars London AD1602 by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

The Seven Stars (AD 1602) is a small London pub located to the rear of the Royal Courts of Justice

seven-stars-dartmouth by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

The Seven Stars – Dartmouth’s Oldest Pub

The Seven Stars Inn, Robertsbridge, East Sussex - a 14th-century public house.

Oldswinford-Seven-Stars by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

plough by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

Seven Stars 02 by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

Bear 3 by Prince Arthur, on Flickr

The Seven Stars – a reference to the Ursa Major (Great Bear) star constellation alternatively known as ‘The Plough’.


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