Simonds Sign on the Red Cow
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Simonds Sign on the Red Cow
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 26 Nov 2013
This is the Red Cow pub in Star Road. Simonds Brewery was started in Reading in 1785, later merging with Courage and somehow finally ending up as Fosters. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonds%27_Brewery for history. I guess brewery mergers leave more of a legacy than in some industries due to the pub badging that goes on. Tiles and brick reliefs and painted signs etc. are part of the structure and remain long after the original brewery has ceased.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.466188
Longitude
-0.957992
