The Bow Street Runner pub in Tamworth was given a Russian theme some years ago, being billed at the town’s first ‘vodka bar’.
Yet, the Russian hammer & sickle seems to me strangely at odds with the heritage name of the pub. (The ‘Bow Street Runners’ were the precursors of England’s formal police force – which, in turn, was founded 200 years ago by the town’s then MP, Robert Peel).
And so this pub-sign looks very odd indeed.
But, branding moves on, so the sign may be due a new look in the near future as the pub’s disco has recently been re-named ‘Decadence’.
I wonder what a new sign with that theme would look like!
Link: Bow Street Runner
Yes, Bow Street Runner, Banks, Hammer & Sickle, can't quite see the connection!
ReplyDeleteA vodka bar? I sure don't mind a bit of the hair of the dog, but vodka smells and tastes like paint thinners. Putting my taste in booze aside, great story Mark.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy looking at pub signs, rare to see one as unconnected from the name as this, usually the name is updated too.
ReplyDeleteYes I too do not really get the connection. Bow Street Runner is a good name, especially with the Peel connection.
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