European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Since tog Riff time i l i a Irani in of Hastings. Hears also Are bin in is Ilish Herald Yand therefore prominent on inn Sij is. Ion. Buds appear frequently. Some Thi it roots to family tens others Kyj she old pastime o bul baiting. Many inns had their own Bull Pils. Where lip Trucl pit Suil of torm Namu bulls or bears with Dos was played out. A vast Mana Orif of creatures appears on pub signs. Most Are associated Tveith agriculture Trade find sports. Beast Supply some quaint names the Gont and Compass the f on incl Duck the Lamb and Lark the Goose Ihu Magpie and slump the slinking owl. The ind custard pol i he lion ind fiddle the i incl whistle and Iho whistling pit. You won t find a Bear find in Many neighbourhoods but it s Bard to venture far Wilhoi coming upon the ubiquitous l of and hounds. Inns developed Irv Europe As 3 service to tilt1 travel f i it should a lome .11 no Surprise thai inn is it Rifi a flirt Fly to ,1 Mode of Trout liboro Irr Ujj is in d with c Norh links i . Many inns were stops and wore till d act Nardin by. Hundreds of co w know ii comes from the wild tales of he Lold in iwo rival inns Ihu coct and the Bull in the English town of Stony Stratford. Sins take choir names Fruim a Virley of source i. Tied and True connoisseurs Are Picky about their local Bidav Odiehl u there Arie hundreds of Beers and hundreds of of pubs and indeed Beers it those Public houses Are owner brewed and o in Una on the fact that lied houses Are locally born Hrc Ilam i filter Ziomas i Jii ii ii remembered m tie Ford tag Tanto. I minus people heroes nil names hims events in c upal Ioris and his Lorii All contribute. Consider the Bird in . Ii is ,1 common name Bat usually derived from the Sporl til falconry hut sometimes is used to slight .1 competitor named the hush is in a Bird in band is Worth. Sump signs have been displaying la Weir generous Art to the Public Lor hundreds of years find the oldest wooden pub sign in Britain is displayed ii Iside the door o the Swan pub in the Suffolk town of Clare. The simply carved Oak sign depicting a Swan and a Coal of arms is believed to Tutu from h71. In the Lorl Days the signs Wen mostly made out of Wood. But now they Are Metal because hey Don t and Are no so much in c led by in and Bird droppings As the wooden ones. If ii s dime properly .1 sign should 10 years Wil Hiiri any ii Luis hire pub sign artists re South fading signs and new ones. Generally new Ely dire mis name ,1 puh or run popular name lne Puli Compro Slinns. Once he name been derided upon the b Tor a h two sided sign they do Mil some painters Are known to Knock out Ai Many As live in a week. While pub sign painters May have i live with an anonymity few artists could Bear they do have the Linn of knowing that they have a popularity of whip h Many Arlish Only dream. The sole Bay is one of South rold s tied pubs. Uchner clean the food offered is reasonable and the Beer is kept and sold at the brewery s Standard. Free houses and usually the pub sign our Side indicates this can sell any Beer they warn. The concept of brewery owned Public houses was the reason for big changes in the brewing Industry in this country. Over the past three decades the number of breweries has gone from More than a thousand to about 100. They say thai no two British Beers arc alike. And hey will add that the English k Ains used to brew their Beers Are the Besl in the world. Shocking o some is the Rel Alively warm temperature Aboul 56 decrees fahrenheit of the Princess Toofie in London ii a free House. The Beer served in pubs. Anything colder Brewers claim would spoil the flavor of the Beer. Many pubs have been bought by either conglomerates or chains some claim Hal the typical English pub is a hint of the past and is daily Leann i towards the american style cocktail bar. The tradition of brewing and Selling Beer in England soes Back to the country s beginnings. However Alehouse were firs licensed by Henry Vii in 1495. Almost 10d years later the first census of All taverns or pubs was taken. It was found Hal there was one tavern to Aboul every 200 people. Today there Are about 650 people to each pub. January to t9s6 Irr Pei Magazine
