British Pub Signs

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Even where the pub survives the traditional signs seem to be dying out. The Hunter's Moon and Coach & Horses signs have gone. Here are the ones I have managed to record so far:
The Beggar's Bush, Sutton ColdfieldPype Hayes The Spitfire, Castle Bromwich The Digby, Water Orton The Toby Jug, Kingshurst
Sutton Coldfield
Castle Bromwich
Water Orton
Kingshurst
The Chestnut Tree, Garretts Green The Farthings, Castle Bromwich The North Face, Chaulden The Highwood, Solihull
Garretts Green
Castle Bromwich
Chaulden
Solihull
The Tap & Spile, Gas Street Basin Pont-y-Pair, Betws-y-Coed The Shakespeare, Birmingham The Yard of Ale, Birmingham
Gas Street Basin
Betws-y-Coed
Birmingham city centre*
The Anglesey, Caernarvon The Tanronnen, Beddgelert Fox & Goose, Ward End The Raven, Hodge Hill
Caernarvon
Beddgelert
Ward End
Hodge Hill
The George & Dragon, Coleshill The Coleshill Hotel The Coach Hotel, Coleshill The Green Man, Coleshill
Coleshill
The Barrel Inn, Hucklow The Dog and Partridge, Ashted The Coach & Horses, Castle Bromwich The Falcon, Haseley
Bretton
Ashted
The Coach & Horses
has a weathervane!
Haseley
The Waterman, Hatton The George & Dragon, Wentworth The Blue Bell, York The Blue Bell, York
Hatton
Wentworth
York
Sewerby
The Cock, Wishaw The Town Wall Tavern, Coventry The Golden Cross, Coventry The Old Windmill Inn, Coventry
Wishaw
Coventry
The Swan with Two Necks, Longdon The Journey's End, South Yardley The Famous Tipperary Inn, Honiley
Longdon
South Yardley
(Near the cemetery!)
Honiley

A large number of pub signs have an 'heraldic' flavour to them.

*The Shakespeare pub sign is the work of The Pub Sign Company.