Royal Standard Inn, North Bar Within - Beverley, United Kingdom - Pictorial Pub Signs on Waymarking.com

Normally the Royal Standard is a banner with the Monarchs coat of arms and when flown indicates the presence of the monarch.

However although this sign does show the royal coat of arms it is shown on a form of shield not used in the monarchs true coat of arms.

The last entry on this website page with the history of pub names in Beverley indicates that earliest known date for a pub on this site is 1851 when it was known as The Boot.

The current name of The Standard Inn was adopted in the 1870s and named after a Friendly Society that met in the pub known as 'The Royal Standard lodge of the Independent Order of British Workmen'. link

The main part of the shield shown on the pub sign is the same as the Monarch's coat of arms, but the true arms are much more complex.

The details of what is shown is a shield divided into 4 quarters. The top left and bottom right are three golden lions are on a red background representing England. The top right hand quarter shows a single red lion standing on its hind legs on a gold background representing Scotland and the bottom left quarter shows a gold harp on a blue background representing what would have been Ireland on the date the pub got its name, but now is used to represent Northern Ireland.

Date of first pub on site: 1851 Name of Artist: Not listed Date of current sign: Not listed

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