What about this for the name of a pub?

[Obadiah Boondoggle]

It's in Pickering N Yorks

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Not a name sign but an amusing one -

 

[Clint]

Went into one in Dawlish called The Sunburnt Arms.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Went into one in Dawlish called The Sunburnt Arms.

The Swans are sunburnt there too.

 

[Clint]

...a bit charred.

 

[London]

We had a local pub called the Fish and ring, it was known as the Haddock and Ars*hole.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Where I used to live near a council estate on the unfashionable side of Cheltenham, the local was called the Goat and Bicycle. I only dared go in there once…

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

I once lived in Thamesmead in SE London and our local pub was called the Bargepole. Aptly named because you wouldn’t touch it with one

Edit: In case you thought I was being a bit harsh, here’s a photo of the wonderful establishment

 

[Chippy_Tea]

 

[RichardM]

There is a pub not too far from us called "The Pelican in Her Piety". I've no idea where the name comes from, but I like it.

 

[MmmBeer]

I once lived in Thamesmead in SE London and our local pub was called the Bargepole. Aptly named because you wouldn’t touch it with one

Edit: In case you thought I was being a bit harsh, here’s a photo of the wonderful establishment

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First rule of drink club, avoid any pub with a flat roof.

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

First rule of drink club, avoid any pub with a flat roof.

I’ll be honest, the flat roof wasn’t the first thing that struck me about this place

 

[stubrewworx]

Always fancied calling my dream micro pub Nelson’s Arm or The Nelson Arms

 

[JohnB]

There's a "Nelson Butt" in Spilsby, I've heard people say: "But what?" and it has a bit of wood in a case on the wall allegedly from the Nelson Butt - yeah! Right!

 

[Underhill]

The pub we went to Friday lunchtimes was known as The Bucket of Blood. Actual sawdust on the floor. This was in 1989.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

There is a pub not too far from us called "The Pelican in Her Piety". I've no idea where the name comes from, but I like it.

It's an old Christian symbol. The pelican was believed to stab itself with its beak in order to feed its young with its blood and so it became a symbol of selflessness and charity. The original version was of a bird (which may or may not have been a pelican) being attacked by its young, killing them, then bringing them back to life 3 days later with its blood, so there's a hint of the Easter story there as well. It's the reason why you see quite a few pelicans in heraldry even though (like lions), you don't get them in this country - is it possible that the pub gets its name from a aristocratic family that had it on their coat of arms?

I agree, it's a phrase with a lovely flow to it, and from a pub POV the pelican is a strong image to work with for branding purposes.

I'm amazed this one in Leek still gets away with this sign, but...tradition, innit?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

 

[dcbrookes]

The pub we went to Friday lunchtimes was known as The Bucket of Blood. Actual sawdust on the floor. This was in 1989.

Was this in Phillack, Cornwall? We went there once in early September to be told that there was no food as the season had ended. While we sat and enjoyed our crisps and Proper Job at least four other groups came in asking for food and we told the same thing.

 

[Underhill]

Was this in Phillack, Cornwall? We went there once in early September to be told that there was no food as the season had ended. While we sat and enjoyed our crisps and Proper Job at least four other groups came in asking for food and we told the same thing.

No, North Belfast. There may have been a story to the name but I didn't really want to know