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Pubsignman
03-02-2012, 12:34
Just seen Pete Crosby's review of the St Annes Castle (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/11460/) in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, which mentions that the pub won the Inn Sign Society's Pub Sign of the Year award for 2011.

You can see the sign here:

http://www.innsignsociety.com/year_files/EA_Great-Leighs---ST.-ANNE'S-CASTLE-(2011)-1079.jpg

I love the fact that you can see great pieces of art like this in High street's up and down the country - even if this one isn't really my cup of tea.

RogerB
03-02-2012, 15:45
I've always liked the Beehive in Grantham... http://www.nottspubs.co.uk/lincolnshire/pubs/granthampubs.htm

Pubsignman
03-02-2012, 16:39
Yes, that's a good one, as was last year's pub sign of the year...

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/57605/

Farway
03-02-2012, 16:55
Guess this one is not in the running then?

Pub with no name (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/64073/)

oldboots
03-02-2012, 22:13
Guess this one is not in the running then?

Pub with no name (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/64073/)

Ah the memories, does it still have the pond /bog between the bar and the outside Gents? Does it still have an outside gents come to that? A friend of mine fell in the pond one memorable evening, mind you that may have been because we directed him through some bushes at the pond edge, oh how we laughed, the simple pleasures and all that :D. You used to be able to camp in the field next door as well, extremely useful.

Delboy20
03-02-2012, 23:09
Thid is one the best I have seen lately - http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/75377/ - Not everyones cup of tea I suppose but I liked it.

Millay
04-02-2012, 07:59
The Farmers Boy in St Albans caused a bit of a stir when they took down their decorative sign of a farmyard scene. They put up a bland sign that just said 'TFB', the sort you see on gastrpubs. Thanfully they bowed to public pressure and replaced it with the one shown here which was based on the original.

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/14829/

Millay
04-02-2012, 08:04
The Cricketers in Redbourn also had a good descriptive sign, although a bit like a cartoon. This was taken a couple of years ago and I think it might have changed now.

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/14821/

Farway
05-02-2012, 13:21
. You used to be able to camp in the field next door as well, extremely useful.=

Not sure about camping in the field, but The Flowerpots (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59523/) at fairly nearby Cheriton has attached camp site, and it's own brewery, could make a good weekend break

trainman
05-02-2012, 16:52
I was rather taken with the sign at Didsbury's Station (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/26256/) last time I passed; evocative of a scene from Poirot or suchlike, I thought...
And at the Railway (http://http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/13244/), in Alton, the train comes steaming out from above the entrance...

oldboots
05-02-2012, 19:22
Perhaps there should be categories, for example my favourite 3d sign is this one (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/37755/) in Brum, for an interpretation of an old name this one (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/62662/) in County Durham, or for the artistic (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/57361/). York has a touch of the macabre here (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/53953/) or here (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/55938/). We also have the humourous here (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/29223/) or here (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/43609/).

Pubsignman
01-11-2012, 15:59
Pub Sign of the Year 2012

The sign pays tribute to the late Syd James, star of 19 'Carry-on' movies, which were made at Pinewood Studios located nearby.

http://www.innsignsociety.com/year_files/Iver-Heath---BLACK-HORSE-(2011)-1104.jpg

Runners up can be viewed here:

http://www.innsignsociety.com/year.htm

Aqualung
01-11-2012, 17:16
I know this is a bit off topic but I recently passed though a Shropshire village called Knockin and was delighted to see that after some 20 years the village shop was still there and was also still proudly displaying a sign showing itself to be "The Knockin Shop".

Pubsignman
01-11-2012, 19:15
I know this is a bit off topic but I recently passed though a Shropshire village called Knockin and was delighted to see that after some 20 years the village shop was still there and was also still proudly displaying a sign showing itself to be "The Knockin Shop".

:D

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41218226@N00/4474419246/

Farway
02-11-2012, 14:33
Pub Sign of the Year 2012

Runners up can be viewed here:

http://www.innsignsociety.com/year.htm

One of the runners up is on PUG, with pics including sign one side [by me] & reviews by me, and fittingly, pub sign man

http://www.innsignsociety.com/year_files/Norden---HALFWAY--%282012%29-111-1.jpg is http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/10112/

Advanced apologies, also photographed the food :evilgrin:

Pubsignman
26-11-2013, 00:35
It's that time of the year again:

Pub sign of the year 2013 goes to the Rifleman in Twickenham. You can view the sign here: http://www.innsignsociety.com/year_files/1311---Twickenham-Green---RIFLEMAN-(2013)-1104.jpg

The Rifleman (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/27845/)

In perhaps the most gripping moment in pub-sign related history (:)), it was a dead heat this year, with the Rifleman winning on count back. Personally I prefer the 'runner- up': http://www.innsignsociety.com/year_files/1311---Bishops-Stortford---COACH-&-HORSES-(2013)-1079.jpg

london calling
27-11-2013, 21:48
It's that time of the year again:

Pub sign of the year 2013 goes to the Rifleman in Twickenham. You can view the sign here: http://www.innsignsociety.com/year_files/1311---Twickenham-Green---RIFLEMAN-(2013)-1104.jpg

The Rifleman (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/27845/)

In perhaps the most gripping moment in pub-sign related history (:)), it was a dead heat this year, with the Rifleman winning on count back. Personally I prefer the 'runner- up': http://www.innsignsociety.com/year_files/1311---Bishops-Stortford---COACH-&-HORSES-(2013)-1079.jpg

I have often passed the Rifleman and never notice what a great sign.

Pubsignman
02-12-2014, 13:11
Pub sign of the Year 2014 has been awarded to the Milk Churn in Melksham. The pub only opened in July and hasn't even made it onto PuG yet! You can see the winning sign here:

http://www.innsignsociety.com/index_files/1412-Melksham---MILK-CHURN-(2014)-1001.jpg

The runner up is The Dog In A Doublet (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/3021/) in Thorney, near Peterborough...

http://www.innsignsociety.com/index_files/1412-Whittlesey---DOG-IN-A-DOUBLET--(2013)-785-831.jpg

...and third place went to The Railwaymans Arms (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57865/) in Bridgnorth.

http://www.innsignsociety.com/index_files/1412-Bridgnorth---Railwaymans-Arms-(2014)-1011.jpg

Gann
03-12-2014, 16:17
[QUOTE=Pubsignman;69710]

The runner up is The Dog In A Doublet (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/3021/) in Thorney, near Peterborough...

Better get it marked as Open then.. What pub has it Reopened in December 2011

bcfczuluarmy
03-12-2014, 18:53
The Milk Churn was added by me the other day and is awaiting approval and needs a picture adding which I might get on Saturday.

http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/newpubs/28287/

Also needs a postcode tinker.

ROBCamra
03-12-2014, 20:01
Better get it marked as Open then.. What pub has it Reopened in December 2011

Yes, but it then closed again.

I reopened it on 07/09/2014 as part of our ongoing checking our database with Whatpub project. :cheers:

Pubsignman
05-11-2015, 11:30
Pub sign of the Year 2015 has been awarded to the King William IV (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/65204/) in Nottingham.

Unfortunately the Inn Sign Society's website only displays the winning signs in the member's area, but Aqualung has taken a good shot of the new sign which you can see here: http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/65204/

No pub sign photos on here for either of the runners up though:
Railway Crossings (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/5868/), Wingate
and
Uncle Toms Cabin (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/33270/), Wincanton

Aqualung
05-11-2015, 19:56
Pub sign of the Year 2015 has been awarded to the King William IV (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/65204/) in Nottingham.

Unfortunately the Inn Sign Society's website only displays the winning signs in the member's area, but Aqualung has taken a good shot of the new sign which you can see here: http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubpictures/65204/

In view of this glorious award I've taken the liberty of setting it to display on the front page. I'm not sure why some sign pictures get suppressed and others don't and that's just my own ones! I've no strong feelings wither way which policy is correct. If anyone thinks it's worth it I'll add a title to it and re-upload it.

sheffield hatter
05-11-2015, 22:49
In view of this glorious award I've taken the liberty of setting it to display on the front page. I'm not sure why some sign pictures get suppressed and others don't and that's just my own ones! I've no strong feelings either way which policy is correct. If anyone thinks it's worth it I'll add a title to it and re-upload it.

I don't think there is an official policy.

In my view, the pub sign represents the pub and is valid for display on the summary page. On the other hand, stained glass windows, interior shots, pump clips, food, drunken punters, views of the garden, etc are not representations of the pub and should not appear on the summary page. (They are acceptable as photographs but should only appear on the photos page.)

Mobyduck
05-11-2015, 23:07
I don't think there is an official policy.

In my view, the pub sign represents the pub and is valid for display on the summary page. On the other hand, stained glass windows, interior shots, pump clips, food, drunken punters, views of the garden, etc are not representations of the pub and should not appear on the summary page. (They are acceptable as photographs but should only appear on the photos page.)

I am not for one minute saying they should appear on the summary page, but how are interior photos not a representation of a pub? They are after all where most people spend their time when visiting a pub. The Heart and soul and very being of the place,(a bit deep I know).

Aqualung
05-11-2015, 23:20
I don't think there is an official policy.

In my view, the pub sign represents the pub and is valid for display on the summary page. On the other hand, stained glass windows, interior shots, pump clips, food, drunken punters, views of the garden, etc are not representations of the pub and should not appear on the summary page. (They are acceptable as photographs but should only appear on the photos page.)
I agree totally but is a shot of a pub sign rather than a picture of the pub exterior a borderline case? I can't claim to have an answer and I must add that I am not suggesting refusing ANY photos.

trainman
06-11-2015, 12:16
Interior shots are MORE representative of the pub than the exterior. A photo of a row of pumpclips at the bar will tell me a lot more about whether I want to visit a pub than the building itself, although the latter can also inform a decision.

sheffield hatter
06-11-2015, 13:54
Interior shots are MORE representative of the pub than the exterior. A photo of a row of pumpclips at the bar will tell me a lot more about whether I want to visit a pub than the building itself, although the latter can also inform a decision.

When I used the word "represents" I meant as a picture standing in for the idea of the pub. I was thinking especially of the fact that the pub's name is usually seen on the front (and sometimes the side) wall of the pub, and also on the pub sign. Even without the name, a pub sign depicting, say, a white lion, is a clear pictorial representation of the idea of a pub called The White Lion.

An interior scene, or picture of a row of pump clips, while being pictorial attempts to represent what may be expected if a prospective drinker were to venture inside the White Lion, cannot immediately bring to mind the White Lion as a pub because the name of the pub is not usually apparent in an interior scene. That is, an interior picture could be anywhere.

(You see this all the time on pub company websites, where models in well-lit professional photographs are depicted enjoying themselves in a generic pub situation. This is meant to entice the unwary viewer to think, "oh, that looks like a nice pub", only to find on arrival that it's a dump.)

When a photo randomly appears on the main summary page of a pub on this site, I believe it should enable the viewer to be able to say, "that's the White Lion", or whatever. Then, as Trainman rightly says, we should be able to look at the other photos to see what the pub is like, which is where the photos of the row of pumpclips comes in. If that photo of the row of pumpclips is also allowed to randomly appear on the front page, it can't identify the pub in the way that the exterior shot or the pub sign do.

oldboots
06-11-2015, 14:47
I don't think there is an official policy.

In my view, the pub sign represents the pub and is valid for display on the summary page. On the other hand, stained glass windows, interior shots, pump clips, food, drunken punters, views of the garden, etc are not representations of the pub and should not appear on the summary page. (They are acceptable as photographs but should only appear on the photos page.)


An interior scene, or picture of a row of pump clips, while being pictorial attempts to represent what may be expected if a prospective drinker were to venture inside the White Lion, cannot immediately bring to mind the White Lion as a pub because the name of the pub is not usually apparent in an interior scene. That is, an interior picture could be anywhere.


Yep, that's pretty much my take on it too, the main pictures should clearly relate to the pub in question rather than the viewer asking "what's that meant to be, is it this pub or what?"

Aqualung
06-11-2015, 15:13
Spoons use internal shots on their website but as far as I can see the pub is always empty. Come to think of it that might be a good thing!

Pubsignman
22-08-2016, 14:19
Just realised that whilst I was on holiday, I missed the thrilling denoument to the 2016 Pub Sign of the Year award. This year, it has gone to Old Hunters Tavern (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54864/) in Stalybridge. You can see the sign in Wynne Route's latest photo and on the Inn Sign Society website (although they have annoyingly put all their interesting content on a Member's Only page, making it difficult to try and promote this award). http://www.innsignsociety.com/Default.aspx

london calling
22-08-2016, 19:38
Just realised that whilst I was on holiday, I missed the thrilling denoument to the 2016 Pub Sign of the Year award. This year, it has gone to Old Hunters Tavern (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54864/) in Stalybridge. You can see the sign in Wynne Route's latest photo and on the Inn Sign Society website (although they have annoyingly put all their interesting content on a Member's Only page, making it difficult to try and promote this award). http://www.innsignsociety.com/Default.aspx
I clicked on to Peter Ashworth,s 2011 photo and though what a minger of a pub sign. The ISS site has the rather good newer version but still not overwhelmed. I rarely look at the pub sign but will keep my eyes open in future. I prefer the sign that's says All Pints £2. Rarely seen around London .cheers

Pubsignman
30-08-2017, 10:31
It's that time of year again...

The Inn Sign Society has awarded the 2017 Pub Sign of the Year award to the House Martin (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59747/) in Barton-on-Sea.

The winner is a double sided sign - we don't have any photos of it on the site yet, but you can see the images in the links below - look out for the subtle reference to the band 'The Housemartins' in each image:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD3_6NxXkAAUs87.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpGyhZwWgAAW2We.jpg

trainman
30-08-2017, 12:31
And the statement London 0 Hull 4...

Pubsignman
30-08-2017, 13:01
And the statement London 0 Hull 4...

1480

:)

Pubsignman
19-09-2018, 16:46
Pub Sign of the Year 2018 was announced earlier this week and the winner this year is The Lass O' Richmond Hill (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/68316/) - a Young's pub situated just outside Richmond Park.

The photos on this site are out of date (I think there have been two new signs since the most recent PuG pictures were submitted), so for a look at the winning sign, you'll need to click here: https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com %2F4654%2F25523930147_e38df730b1_b.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fpicssr.com%2Ftags%2Fyoungs brewery%2Finteresting&docid=7Rvl3kSfL6Fi-M&tbnid=YMEBzfQS_Ppo5M%3A&vet=12ahUKEwixyKq6s8fdAhXLK8AKHc7BDb04ZBAzKBcwF3oE CAEQGA..i&w=683&h=1024&itg=1&safe=active&bih=688&biw=1344&q=Lass%20of%20Richmond%20Hill%20pub&ved=2ahUKEwixyKq6s8fdAhXLK8AKHc7BDb04ZBAzKBcwF3oEC AEQGA&iact=mrc&uact=8

Mobyduck
19-09-2018, 19:58
Pub Sign of the Year 2018 was announced earlier this week and the winner this year is The Lass O' Richmond Hill (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/68316/) - a Young's pub situated just outside Richmond Park.

The photos on this site are out of date (I think there have been two new signs since the most recent PuG pictures were submitted), so for a look at the winning sign, you'll need to click here: https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com %2F4654%2F25523930147_e38df730b1_b.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fpicssr.com%2Ftags%2Fyoungs brewery%2Finteresting&docid=7Rvl3kSfL6Fi-M&tbnid=YMEBzfQS_Ppo5M%3A&vet=12ahUKEwixyKq6s8fdAhXLK8AKHc7BDb04ZBAzKBcwF3oE CAEQGA..i&w=683&h=1024&itg=1&safe=active&bih=688&biw=1344&q=Lass%20of%20Richmond%20Hill%20pub&ved=2ahUKEwixyKq6s8fdAhXLK8AKHc7BDb04ZBAzKBcwF3oEC AEQGA&iact=mrc&uact=8

Different and not bad.

london calling
19-09-2018, 21:52
I sat in traffic outside that pub a few weeks ago and thought what a shit pub sign. Lucky I wasn't on the voting panel.

Farway
20-09-2018, 13:54
I sat in traffic outside that pub a few weeks ago and thought what a shit pub sign. Lucky I wasn't on the voting panel.

Must be my mind, at first glimpse I thought it resembled an upright c*ck :o

Tris39
20-09-2018, 18:47
Must be my mind, at first glimpse I thought it resembled an upright c*ck :o

LOL!:eek:

Mobyduck
20-09-2018, 20:46
Must be my mind, at first glimpse I thought it resembled an upright c*ck :o


LOL!:eek:

Barbarians. :D

Bucking Fastard
20-09-2018, 21:06
Pub Sign of the Year 2018 was announced earlier this week and the winner this year is The Lass O' Richmond Hill (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/68316/) - a Young's pub situated just outside Richmond Park.

The photos on this site are out of date (I think there have been two new signs since the most recent PuG pictures were submitted), so for a look at the winning sign, you'll need to click here: https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com %2F4654%2F25523930147_e38df730b1_b.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fpicssr.com%2Ftags%2Fyoungs brewery%2Finteresting&docid=7Rvl3kSfL6Fi-M&tbnid=YMEBzfQS_Ppo5M%3A&vet=12ahUKEwixyKq6s8fdAhXLK8AKHc7BDb04ZBAzKBcwF3oE CAEQGA..i&w=683&h=1024&itg=1&safe=active&bih=688&biw=1344&q=Lass%20of%20Richmond%20Hill%20pub&ved=2ahUKEwixyKq6s8fdAhXLK8AKHc7BDb04ZBAzKBcwF3oEC AEQGA&iact=mrc&uact=8

I am spending some time in the area,so popped up this afternoon to photograph this "controversial " pubsign.Just awaiting approval by a dwarf.:notworthy:

sheffield hatter
20-09-2018, 21:32
I am spending some time in the area,so popped up this afternoon to photograph this "controversial " pubsign.Just awaiting approval by a dwarf.:notworthy:

Not exactly a personal best, but 25 minutes is not too shabby.

Pubsignman
04-10-2019, 12:04
I know you'll all have been waiting with baited breath, so you'll be relieved to hear the 2019 Pub Sign of the Year has finally been announced. This year's top award went to Travellers Joy (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/12106/) in Rayleigh - Pete Crosby, who nominated the pub for this year's award, has posted a good shot of the sign on this site.

The runners up were Cherry Tree (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/70677/) in Newcastle-Under-Lyme and The Quay Inn (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/33068/) in Minehead.

Interestingly, the top two pubs are both part of Greene King's Hungry Horse chain. The chain seem to be replacing a lot of their corporate pub signs with traditional pictorial signs which, if my experience of Hungry Horse pubs is anything to go by, would make them their only redeeming feature!

oldboots
04-10-2019, 14:57
Interestingly, the top two pubs are both part of Greene King's Hungry Horse chain. The chain seem to be replacing a lot of their corporate pub signs with traditional pictorial signs which, if my experience of Hungry Horse pubs is anything to go by, would make them their only redeeming feature!

Hmm, reminiscent of Watneys painting their pubs any colour but red and removing the badging after they had trashed the brand value in the 1970s.



PS given last year's comment by Farway about The Lass o'Richmond Hill, what's going on with the Cherry Tree sign? Looks like we've got the set.

Mobyduck
04-10-2019, 18:59
Interestingly, the top two pubs are both part of Greene King's Hungry Horse chain. The chain seem to be replacing a lot of their corporate pub signs with traditional pictorial signs which, if my experience of Hungry Horse pubs is anything to go by, would make them their only redeeming feature!

Nice sign, shame its not on a proper pub.

Aqualung
04-10-2019, 21:28
Hmm, reminiscent of Watneys painting their pubs any colour but red and removing the badging after they had trashed the brand value in the 1970s.


I remember that well. Charrington's had their black boxes and Courage the Golden Cockerel. Didn't Ind Coope have a hand and Watney's a red barrel before they were forced into removing all identification? I can't remember what Whitbread did.

oldboots
04-10-2019, 21:31
I can't remember what Whitbread did.

Tankard and the deers head were both used.

PS I forgot the Bass red triangle, Britain’s first registered trade mark, and Charrington’s Toby jug.

Aqualung
04-10-2019, 23:11
Tankard and the deers head were both used.

I seem to recall that Whitbread for a while retained the identity of Wethered, Strongs, Brickwoods and Fremlins (I know Wittenden will be keen to confirm this).
I vaguely remember seeing a Threlfalls sign in North Wales way back (Caernarfon?). Perversely I now use Whitbread hotels as a base for going to other pubs! They do seem to be building up a chain if their own pub / restaurants but they are always next to their hotels. I have tried their unlimited breakfast but have found it descending into a trough of debauched gluttony.

rpadam
04-10-2019, 23:59
Pub sign of the year 2011?

oldboots
05-10-2019, 08:38
I seem to recall that Whitbread for a while retained the identity of Wethered, Strongs, Brickwoods and Fremlins (I know Wittenden will be keen to confirm this).


This was the infamous Whitbread Umbrella where they bought up shares in various breweries supposedly to protect them from hostile takeovers then took them over. Those you mention plus many others (Castle Eden, Flowers, the one in Tiverton - Knight Starkey & Ford? etc) were included, although Wethered of Marlow was owned by Strongs and were later to be called "Whitbread Wessex". A sore subject for me as I lived in Romsey when Strongs was taken over.

Lady Grey
05-10-2019, 17:24
Pub sign of the year 2011?
This thread was first started in 2012. You have probably seen the front page.
Great pub sigh BTW.

Tris39
05-10-2019, 18:55
Tankard and the deers head were both used.

PS I forgot the Bass red triangle, Britain’s first registered trade mark, and Charrington’s Toby jug.


I seem to recall that Whitbread for a while retained the identity of Wethered, Strongs, Brickwoods and Fremlins (I know Wittenden will be keen to confirm this).
I vaguely remember seeing a Threlfalls sign in North Wales way back (Caernarfon?). Perversely I now use Whitbread hotels as a base for going to other pubs! They do seem to be building up a chain if their own pub / restaurants but they are always next to their hotels. I have tried their unlimited breakfast but have found it descending into a trough of debauched gluttony.

You can reminisce here: http://www.breweryhistory.com/Defunct/DefunctIndex.htm

I'm sure the BHS would love to hear of any omissions or changes should you wish to submit them - I've sent in loads for the London section under the abbreviation of TrC.

Pubsignman
02-10-2021, 15:53
After a suspension of the award in 2020, the Pub Sign of the Year for 2021 has now been announced. In the sort of tense and dramatic finish that's become synonymous with this award, things ended in a tie this year, requiring the Chairman's casting vote to seal a win for The Jolly Postie (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59407/) in Royston. :cheers: There's a good picture of the sign on PuG from Pete Crosby.

Unfortunately, the ever unhelpful Inn Sign Society website named the runners up as The Barley Mow and The Grandstand, but failed to mention where these pubs are so I've no idea if this the Jolly Postie was a worthy winner.

And before anyone mentions it, yes, I know the title of this thread is 'Pub Sign of the Year 2011' - I can't edit it and don't want to create a new thread every year!

sheffield hatter
02-10-2021, 16:25
After a suspension of the award in 2020, the Pub Sign of the Year for 2021 has now been announced. In the sort of tense and dramatic finish that's become synonymous with this award, things ended in a tie this year, requiring the Chairman's casting vote to seal a win for The Jolly Postie (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59407/) in Royston. :cheers: There's a good picture of the sign on PuG from Pete Crosby.

Unfortunately, the ever unhelpful Inn Sign Society website named the runners up as The Barley Mow and The Grandstand, but failed to mention where these pubs are so I've no idea if this the Jolly Postie was a worthy winner.

And before anyone mentions it, yes, I know the title of this thread is 'Pub Sign of the Year 2011' - I can't edit it and don't want to create a new thread every year!

Thanks for the update. There are only four Grandstands listed (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/search.php?search=Grandstand&x=64&y=4) on this site (one of them closed), and none of them look very likely at first glance. (I'm not going to search for pubs called the Barley Mow!)

Pubsignman
02-10-2021, 16:51
Thanks for the update. There are only four Grandstands listed (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/search.php?search=Grandstand&x=64&y=4) on this site (one of them closed), and none of them look very likely at first glance. (I'm not going to search for pubs called the Barley Mow!)

Yes, I did take a quick look at the Grandstands listed on the site. I think the most likely contender is the one in Hereford - the Hungry Horse chain have been replacing their generic corporate signs for proper traditional signs (shame this practise hasn't extended to the pubs themselves!) and they have a blurry picture of such a sign on their Facebook profile - https://www.facebook.com/grandstand.hungryhorse/ Can't be 100% sure though.

The Barley Mow requires even more guesswork but after much digging, I'm reasonably confident it is this place: https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35667/

ROBCamra
02-10-2021, 16:55
And before anyone mentions it, yes, I know the title of this thread is 'Pub Sign of the Year 2011' - I can't edit it and don't want to create a new thread every year!

Not anymore it isn't ;)

Pubsignman
02-10-2021, 16:56
Not anymore it isn't ;)

:notworthy:

london calling
02-10-2021, 20:50
For once a well deserved winner of the award.Superb imo.

sheffield hatter
02-10-2021, 21:37
Yes, I did take a quick look at the Grandstands listed on the site. I think the most likely contender is the one in Hereford - the Hungry Horse chain have been replacing their generic corporate signs for proper traditional signs (shame this practise hasn't extended to the pubs themselves!) and they have a blurry picture of such a sign on their Facebook profile - https://www.facebook.com/grandstand.hungryhorse/ Can't be 100% sure though.

Yes, if forced to have a bet I'd have gone for that one for the same reason, except I didn't get as far as Facebook! But why on earth don't the Inn Sign Society give a full list of results? Plonkers.