below) in the late 20th century, is responsible for many more recent pub names. Black Boy and Trumpet, Peterborough. (Now closed). Boot and Shoe in March, Isle of Ely Butcher and Beast, Heighington : claims to be the only one of this name in England. George and Vulture Tavern. St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, London. Goat and Boot Inn, Colchester. Harp and Horn, Edgware Road: later the Welsh Harp, finally the Old Welsh Harp after another pub named the Welsh Harp was opened. The Welsh Harp railway station (now closed and demolished) was named after the pub (which closed in 1971). Pink and Lily, Princes Risborough. Named after flowers. Plough and Sail, Marshland Smeeth. (closed Down). Snipe and Duck, Exmoor Drive, Upwell.(closed). Swan and Woolpack, near Stamford. Personal names or titles Duke of Bedford, Wisbech. Rupert Brooke, Grantchester named after the soldier poet. Catherine Wheel, Henley-on-Thames, Manea and other locations: purportedly from Katherine Whele, in other locations evolved from The Wheel or other derivations. Clarkson, Wisbech, Isle of Ely: named for the local antislavery campaigner Thomas Clarkson. French Horn, Stepping : thought to be a corruption or nickname of 'Frenchman de Schorne'. However, there were also other pubs with this name e.g. Upton. Four Jacks, Wisbech. The former Shipwrights Arms. Renamed after the new landlord Jack Johnson and his three sons. The four playing cards were used in adverts etc. Garrick public house, Cambridge (closed down). Named after the famous actor. Linked to the 1876 murder of Emma Rolfe by Robert Browning. Hoste Arms, Burnham Market. Named for Sir George William Hoste, who served under Nelson. Marquis of Granby: a general in the 18th century. He showed a great concern for the welfare of his men upon their retirement and provided funds for many ex-soldiers to establish taverns, which were subsequently named after him. Hardwicke Arms, Wisbech : named after local nobility. Lord Nelson: Quite a common name (in various forms) throughout England but especially in Norfolk, where the admiral was born. The Hero of Norfolk at Swaffham, Norfolk, portrays Nelson as did Norfolk Hero at Wisbech. John H Stracey, Brixton near Holt. 16th inn named after the former landlor, a boxer. Has now reverted to its former name. Guy Earl of Warwick, in Welling, Dartford, dates from at least 1896. and is thought to be the "Halfway House" which appears in Charles Dickens' 1861 Great Expectations. Sir Norman Wisdom, Deal,