Isle of Wight Nostalgia Site: Whitbread Pub Signs - Plough and Barleycorn, Shanklin

Plough and Barleycorn, Shanklin History of Whitbread Inn signs - rare card collection

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PLOUGH & BARLEYCORN
Shanklin

This name was usually given to a rural inn, one that perhaps stood in a sleepy little hamlet and watched the seasons turn... which only goes to show how much Shanklin has grown over the years. The sign probably refers to the barley used in the brew - no less potent today than ever it was...

History of Whitbread Inn signs - rare card collection Card set © Whitbread & Co. Ltd.




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