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Patrick Vyvyan Posts: 640 |
posted 12-07-2005 10:20 AM
  
I once read that the crown and anchor marks used by Sheffield and Birmingham derive from a London pub where the politicians met to formulate the legislation for these assay offices - is there any truth in this? IP: Logged |
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tmockait Posts: 963 |
posted 12-07-2005 11:38 AM
I cannot speak to the literal truth of this story, but there is a long tradition of English politicians gathering in pubs, tea houses, and later private clubs to plan strategy. The House of Commons was never formally created by any act or degree. It grew out of the pracitce of knights and burgesses meeting before the general session of Parliament. They understood that only by acting in unison could they counter or at least influence the decisions of powerful barons. Tom PS Even if you cannot verify this explanation, remember what Churchill said: "Never ruin a good story for want of a few facts." - especially if you have to keep undergrads awake during a class. IP: Logged |
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Clive E Taylor Posts: 450 |
posted 12-07-2005 02:39 PM
Extract from "English Provincial Silver" by Margaret Holland ISBN 0 668 02492 5 QUOTE The town mark (for Sheffield) was a crown, popularly believed to have been won by tossing a coin with Birmingham , as so many preliminary eetings had been held at the "Crown & Anchor " inn, in the Strand UNQUOTE It has the ring of truth, even if there seems no documentary proof IP: Logged |
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