Blue Boar, 354 Thornton Road - Thornton, UK
Posted by: 
dtrebilc
N 53° 47.424 W 001° 50.713
30U E 576073 N 5960820
Drawings of animals on pub signs are often heraldic figures taken from nobility's coat of arms.
Waymark Code: WMV3GR
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/17/2017
Views: 0
The use of a blue boar is usually related to the Earl of Oxford, but there is no obvious link between Thornton and Oxford.
This blue boar is standing on its back legs facing to the left. Its bright red tongue is sticking out of its mouth which also has large tusks.
A boar is a wild pig and can also be associated with hunting. Thornton is part of the Municipal Borough of Bradford which also has a boar in its coat of arms, although in that case only the boars' head is shown.
The pub is the end building of a terraced row of houses
Name of Artist: Not listed
Date of current sign: Not listed
Date of first pub on site: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
To log a visit, a photograph of yourself or your GPSr by the pub sign is required. Some description of your visit would be welcome.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|