Coloured loggerheads

 Meole Brace firemark
It's quite unsual to see a coloured firemark, as on this house in Meole Brace, a village near Shrewsbury. This probably means the item has been acquired as a curio and then painted.
Such firemarks (numbered plaques issued by local fire insurance companies) are now regarded as antiques.
However, the colours are spot on - gold/amber for the leopards' heads, and blue for the background - so, truly Salopian loggerheads! 

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