Another single loggerhead.
At the Shrewsbury Arms in Albrighton in east Shropshire, it's obvious that the pub's name is associated with the Talbot family, the Earls Of Shrewsbury (the biggest land-owners locally until the beginning of the twentieth century).
But why the two croziers (aka bishops' staffs)? The seventeenth century earl was a priest (and is buried in the church opposite the pub); is that why?
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In heraldry, a badge is different to a shield of arms - and this the 'badge' of Shrewsbury. The badge shows one of the leopard's/lion's faces on the keystone of the town's bridge, with crosiers recalling the abbey of Shrewsbury, and nearby abbeys of Haughmond and Buildwas.
ReplyDeleteHope this helps.
Maggie C