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Unicorn
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The pub featuring the first sign in Wollaston near
Stourbridge was named The Unicorn by Joseph Lakin in 1859
when he converted the front room of his dwelling house into
a
beer house.
Appropriately enough, the pub with the name of a legendary
creature sells legendary beer since it is operated these
days by Batham's of Brierley Hill. Moreover, just as the
unicorn's single long horn is thought to have magical
properties, so does this pub. The word Unicorn incidentally
was also used for a Scottish gold coin in the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries but the use of the word for a pub is
generally regarded to be a heraldic reference. The second
sign can be found in Lutterworth in Leicestershire whilst
the third sign can be found in Weobley, Herefordshire.
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