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Introduce yourself to 'Innsignia'
1st December 2020
Welcome to the Inn Sign Society website. Find information on what the Society does, Inn signs, origins of Pub names, and how to join us.
For ONLY £15 a year, you receive 4 quarterly 32 page full colour illustrated Journals packed with articles on all types of inn and pub signs.
Click on 'Journals' page link above - Latest edition No.125 out now!
Members can access our Archives, plus feature pages;
‘Signs of the Month’,'Sign of the Year’ award, & 'Lost Signs'.
Enjoy your visit & you may wish to be a member; Don't delay, join today! SEE BELOW and click on 'Join Us'!!
Shown is the Lea Gate Inn, Coningsby, Lincs - (photo: Phil B 10-2015)
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Signs of the Month
1st Decembe 2020
In our Members' area the 'Signs of the Month' feature for December are a selection of Signs.
Shown is the Alma, Shipley, West Yorkshire.
*Members* - Martin Norman will be very pleased to receive more of your contributions to Signs of the Month. **See Members' area news for details of free file transfer up to 2GB with 'Smash - We Transfer'**
If you have your own favourite collection of up to 24 sign photos, just use the contact email link on SOTM page to arrange for them to be displayed for all to enjoy. Show off those new or unusual signs to the other members!!
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PSOTY - 2021 (2020 CARRY OVER)
25th October 2020
Due to the lack of entries for the 2020 Competition and the ongoing covid situation, it was decided to cancel the 2020 PSOTY Competition.
The submitted signs will remain on the Website for carrying over to 2021. Members are urged to submit entries for 2021. Entries will close 15th April 2021.
The final 10 signs will be selected by the Committee and will be included in the Journal at the end of May 2021.The final votes by members must be in by 10th July 2021.
Two new entries have been received. The Fox in Elworth, Essex and The Market Inn in Sandwich, Kent. Pictured is The Fox in Elworth.
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What's INN a name ? One
5th October 2020
The William Walker, a Fullers pub, in Winchester is named after William Walker, a deep - water diver who, at the time, was the most experienced diver of Siebe Gorman Ltd.
Between 1906 - 1911 he worked in water up to 20ft in depth, shoring up Winchester Cathedral using 25 800 bags of concrete, 114 900 concrete blocks and 900 000 bricks. After completion, the groundwater was pumped out allowing conventional bricklayers to work in the usual way to restore the damaged walls.
For this he was appointed a Member of The Royal Victorian Order. The pub is close to the Cathedral. (Photo P. Gorman. Sept 2020)
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‘Lest We Forget’ - Lost Pubs e-Book
1st August 2020
One of our members is writing a new book entitled ‘Lest We Forget’ - A superb account of many UK 'lost pubs'. It covers pubs that are no longer with us – their brief history and an explanation for the name.
This will not be a physical book but will take the form of a digital e-Book.
***There will be ongoing updates, so check the version below.***
The author now wishes to make it freely available via the Members’ Area pages of the Web Site. There is also a link to a free Adobe E-Reader computer app.
Members! Go to your Members' area now and check out the downloads! ***Version 3.0 now available***
OVER 200 lost pubs detailed in this latest update!!
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What's INN a name? Two
6th October 2020
The Montagu Pyke, London. This Wetherspoon pub in a former Marquee Club and originally built as a cinema in 1911 by Montagu Pike, his 16th and final cinema.
Montagu was a flamboyant figure, also described as a crook and charlatan. He went into many ventures, failing in all. In 1909 he managed to raise funds to open one of Londons first cinemas in Edgeware Road. His empire collapsed in 1915 due to the war and increased competition.
Photo P. Gorman January 2014
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ISS Archives
1st December 2020
The ISS Archivist Derek McDonald will be pleased to receive from members any contributions to the archives.
**See Members' area news for details of free file transfer up to 2GB with 'Smash - We Transfer'**
Members requiring pictures need to quote pub, location and date, and Derek will be happy to send them to you.
** Please Note ** - Latest Archive PDF download (May 2020) is now again available for members in the History & Archives page of the Members' Area.
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Sign of Appreciation
16th September 2020
The Society has introduced its "Sign of Appreciation" award. The aim is to encourage the continuing production of pictoral Inn Signs by giving a token of recognition to anyone (Brewery / Pub Co / Artist or other person) who has contributed to this objective.
The award is an A4 certificate suitable for framing. Any ISS member may propose a recipient providing details and reasons for the nomination.
These can be sent to David Cole or any other member of the Committee.
Awards of the certificate will be listed here and in the Journal.
The second award of Sign of Appreciation was made on the 31st January 2020 to Dave Moss of the Three Fishes, Shrewsbury, for organising the restoration of the the pubs' classic pictorial sign shown here which is recognised as a local landmark.
There are a further two nominations which have been accepted, Marston's Brewery and Shepherd Neame.
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