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Black Lion Pub London

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Doug Bernhardt
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Black Lion Pub London

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Quite a few years ago I first visited the Black Lion in London England and have gone back many times over the years to see what's been going on and in general just enjoy the splendour of a great pub with amazing signs.

Last year when I was there they had just removed and probably trashed their original signs which were probably from about 1890 and replaced them with "Modern" reproductions. You see those ones all over London done with gold paint. I can imagine the owners just wanting to update. Sure would have been great to see some restoration instead but there we are.
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Kent Smith
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Re: Black Lion Pub London

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I have written a few articles on how sad this situation is. Some would restore an antique chair but have no knowledge of the value of an antique sign both historically and for the image of their business. I have refused to modernize some signs in the past and educated the customer on why. Other sign makers should do so as well.
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