![]() With pub names came pub signs – as the majority of the population could not read or write. The naming of inns and pubs became common by the 12th century. ![]() If both wine and ale were sold, then both bush and pole would be hung outside. Early pubs hung long poles or ale stakes, which might have been used to stir the ale, outside their doors. One of the first Roman tavern signs was the ‘Bush’. The ‘Tabernae’ would hang vine leaves outside to show that they sold wine – in Britain, as vine leaves are rare (due to the climate!), small evergreen bushes were substituted. The origin of inn signs goes back to the Romans. Inn signs depict everything, from battles to inventions, from sporting heroes to royalty. ![]() Britain has a unique heritage in its inn signs: a record of its history and the people who made it. ![]()
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