Globe - Union Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK.
N 51° 52.509 W 000° 24.798
30U E 678057 N 5750315
This is a lovely example of the pub sign writer's art.
Waymark Code: WMAYQV
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/13/2011
Views: 1
The globe is the symbol of Portugal and may have advertised the availability of Portuguese wine at a pub displaying the sign. However, in the same way that the Portuguese, a pioneering seafaring nation, it may be that pubs in the UK adopted the symbol at a time when British world power was increasing as a sort of boast.
Additionally, when a publican had a second trade he may have advertised this by hanging a globe outside of his establishment.
This sign shows a globe with Atlas acting as the stand.
Name of Artist: Not known.
Date of current sign: Not known.
Date of first pub on site: Not known.
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