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Introduce yourself to 'Innsignia'.
31st March 2026
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.
**Latest edition No.146 out now!** >> Click on 'Journals' page link above.
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!
Click on 'Members & Join Us' link above!!
Shown- the Bath Arms, Brighton, Sussex 2001
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Pub Sign of the Year - Winner
8th April 2026
The winner of the 2025 pub sign of the year competition is....
The Farmer's Boy, Kensworth, Bedfordshire.
Contact has been made with the landlord and presentation details will follow in due course.
The sign was nominated by Megan Gorman, a non-member, who wins free membership for one year.
28 members voted on the shortlist of 10 signs, The Farmer's Boy was a clear winner with one quarter of the total votes.
In second place is The Sole Bay Inn, Southwold, Suffolk. In equal third place are The Gate Hangs High (Hook Norton, Oxfordshire) and The Abbot's Mitre (Chilbolton, Hampshire).
All ten signs are published on pages 31 & 32 of the Spring journal (issue 146).
Thank you to all those who voted, it is appreciated.
Entries are now open for 2026 pub sign of the year competition. Further details to follow.
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SOTM - April 2026
31st March 2026
This month we feature Lifeboats taken from our Archives. The sign for The Ship Inn, Hoylake, Merseyside does not show a Lifeboat, but has R.N.L.I flag on left bottom.
Shown is the Lifeboat Inn, Teignmouth, Devon.
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Archives
31st March 2026
Matthew Sproston has officially taken over the Archives from Brian Curtis. A big thank you to Brian for the tremendous work he did on the Archives and wishing Matthew all the best in his new post.
Use the 'Smash' file transfer app (See Members' area for details) or email Martin Norman with your contributions to the Archives and these will be forwarded to The Archivist.
***Latest New Archive PDF download (December 2024)***
with approx 50,000 entries now available to members in the Members' Area "History & Archives" page.
Shown - The Flying Saucer, Hempstead, Wigmore in Kent from 1950 (Archives File)
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Society A.G.M. 2026 REMINDER
31st March 2026
The next Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 27th June 2026 at the Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BT. The venue is a 10 minute walk from Lime Street Train Station and there is a nearby car parking at Q-Park, Hanover Street. There is a 20% discount on Q-Park when pre booking using the promotional code QUAKERSLV through their website.
The meeting will start at 12 noon followed by a buffet lunch. After the meeting, members can explore many of Liverpool's tourist attractions. Please inform Jim McIntosh (details on page 2 of the Journal) if you are attending and any dietary requirements for the lunch.
Pictured is the 2025 venue, Brewpoint in Bedford.
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