Isn’t it intriguing to think what the old inn signs looked like? We get hints from time to time when an old sign resurfaces and of course, representation exists of some of the old signs, albeit in sketch format. All of the pictures below that appear in early 20th century books about inn signs share the same names as old Cambridge Inns
Pictures from:
Endell, Fritz August Gottfried (1916) ‘Old Tavern Signs, An Excursion in the History of Hospitality’ Riverside Press, Cambridge. Accessed from Project Gutenberg
Larwood, Jacob and Hotten, John Camden (1908) ‘The History of Signboards From the Earliest Times to the Present Day’ Chatto and Windus, London. Accessed from Project Gutenberg.