The Virgin Tavern (3) - sign, Tolladine Road, Tolladine, Worcester
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The Virgin Tavern (3) - sign, Tolladine Road, Tolladine, Worcester
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 6 Sep 2014
This sign has a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I who was known as the Virgin Queen, as she never married. It is at least the third sign the pub has had in the last 20/25 years or so. The previous one was a close-up of the Queen holding up a pair of grapes. The sign prior to that was actually of her half-sister Queen Mary, popularly known as Bloody Mary for her enthusiasm for having Protestants burned at the stake. There is a tale that the pub was first known as the Virgin Mary Tavern, because it was built on land which was possibly the site of a Roman Catholic presbytery, but the authenticity of this is unknown. This sign is on a post at the side of the car park. The pub also has a similar sign attached to the wall of the pub fronting Tolladine Road. See also:- Image
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Image Location
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52.199827
Longitude
-2.190309