Earls of Derby, was a meeting place of the Inklings. Rampant Horse (earlier Ramping Horse), Norwich : horses are popular pub signs and names. Red Lion is the name of over 600 pubs. It thus can stand for an archetypal British pub. The lion is one of the most common charges in coats of arms, second only to the cross, and thus the Red Lion as a pub sign probably has multiple origins: in the arms or crest of a local landowner, now perhaps forgotten; as a personal badge of John of Gaunt, founder of the House of Lancaster; or in the royal arms of Scotland, conjoined to the arms of England after the Stuart succession in 1603. Spread Eagle: from the heraldic depiction of an eagle 'displayed'; probably derived from the arms of Germany, indicating that German wines were available within. Swan, Wisbech a badge of many Lancastrian figures—see Dunstable Swan Jewel Talbot or Talbot Arms refers to an actual breed of hunting dog, now extinct, which is also a heraldic hound, and is the badge of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. Old Talbot, Wisbech (now closed) White Hart: the livery badge of King Richard II of England. It became so popular as an inn sign in his reign that it was adopted by many later inns and taverns. Livery companies Names starting with the word "Three" are often based on the arms of a London Livery company or trade guild : Three Arrows: The Worshipful Company of Bowyers Three Bucks: The Worshipful Company of Leathersellers Three Castles: The Worshipful Company of Masons Three Compasses: The Worshipful Company of Carpenters Three Crowns: The Worshipful Company of Drapers, although it can also refer to the Magi, the Diocese of Ely or the three crowns of East Anglia. Three Cups: The Worshipful Company of Salters Three Fishes: The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers Three Goats' Heads: The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers Three Hammers: The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths Three Horseshoes: The Worshipful Company of Farriers Three Tuns: The Brewers and the Worshipful Company of Vintners Three Wheatsheafs: The Worshipful Company of Bakers Landowners Many landowners' coats of arms appear as pub signs. Duke of Bedford, Wisbech, Isle of Ely: (now closed) named for the person draining the fens. Hardwicke Arms, Wisbech (now closed Down) - the Earl of Hardwicke KG MP being Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum. Osborne, Wisbech, Isle of