Former pub sign, London Road
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Former pub sign, London Road
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 19 Nov 2014
A most unusual cast iron sign, Rescued from the Crown and Anchor tavern which stood on the site and was demolished in 1968, it was re-erected here in 1970. The panel below refers to George Bass, surgeon and navigator, who discovered the eponymous Bass Strait between Australia and Tasmania, at one time resident at the tavern. The panel is Listed Grade II.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.969223
Longitude
-0.026656
