The Three Cranes Pub Sign – York, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 57.585 W 001° 04.913
30U E 625845 N 5980747
An unusual pub sign in the form a tile mural.
Waymark Code: WMB0X3
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/21/2011
Views: 6
In the UK it is traditional for pubs to have pictorial signs depicting their name. This usually takes the form of a painted board hanging at 90 degrees to the pub wall.
In this case the sign takes the form of painted tiles directly on the pub wall and is more ornate than most.
The picture depicts the long legged birds called cranes. However York has many narrow alleyways and lanes and supposedly the name of the pub originally referred to 3 narrow lifting cranes down the nearby Three Cranes Lane.
I’m sure the birds create a much more attractive sign than lifting cranes.
City: York
Location Name: The Three Cranes Pub
Media: Tiles
Artist: Not listed
Date: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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