The Talbot Inn (2) - signs, 14 Victoria Road, Cirencester, Glos
Introduction
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The Talbot Inn (2) - signs, 14 Victoria Road, Cirencester, Glos
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 22 Dec 2013
The Talbot, as can be seen, has more than one sign hanging outside. The Talbot hound is depicted on one of the signs. The Talbot was a dog, usually white or mainly white, which was used for hunting for a long period of time, but appears to have become extinct around the end of the 18th century or a little later. It was possibly related to the bloodhound. Even after the breed disappeared its appearance was well-known to people, so it was an easily depicted and recognised subject for pub signs. There are still many pubs and inns in existence which were named after this dog. Despite the sign with the dog, another possibility for the name is that the land on which it was built was owned by Admiral Talbot. He was at one time the occupant of Watermoor House. Image Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.714834
Longitude
-1.961885