Hi! I suspected a heraldic and probably religious reference in the Lamb and Flag and the answer is supplied at the site listed here. I knew that The Star, a common name for pubs, refers to old hostelry's for pilgrims. Anyway - here are some ideas! enjoy! http://www.signindustry.com/dimensional/articles/2002-11-07SignsFromTheSpiritWorld.php3 best Ceri At 07:19 PM 26/09/2004, you wrote: >It is my contention that a lot (60%?) of the pubs in England have what I >call "conjunctional names". An online source: >"Some particularly colorful examples I have come across include: "The Swan >and Castle", ... and "The Crab and Lobster."" > >Within _these_, I guess the idea is that the customer may _easily_ retrieve >the reason for the conjunction (e.g crab and lobster), while it's less >obvious > with others (swan and castle is obvious enough, but bird and baby -- The >Child and the Eagle -- mythological reference -- and "Lamb and Flag" are >less >obvious. > >Cheers, > >JL > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, >digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html