The Waggon-and-Horses The Waggon and Horses pub name is naturally very
common as they were the principal means of transportation before the
advent of the railways. Moreover, it was not just beer deliveries that
involved pubs and inns - many publicans acted as agents and all manner
of goods could be left there where they would either be forwarded or
collected by locals to whom they were addressed. The Oxford
Dictionary prefers the spelling waggon, but wagon has also been in
use for many years and is also seen on many pub signs such as the one
shown here on the right in Birmingham's Adderley Street. The sign on the
left was commissioned by Bob Dummons, the licensee of Halesowen's Waggon
and Horses in 1998. The sign remains true to its predecessor and
combines the traditional with more modern painting techniques.
