2012
TQ1671 : Pub sign: 'The Tide End Cottage', Teddington Lock
taken 12 years ago, near to Teddington, Richmond Upon Thames, England
Pub sign: 'The Tide End Cottage', Teddington Lock
Being out in the weather, pub signs get repainted from time to time. If you're fond of an existing sign, the chances are the new one will be a disappointment. This sign brings the language of pub signs up to date, and I'd say it does so very effectively. The picture shows the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940 (and commemorates Teddington's own 'little ships'). But if you don't at first 'get' the historical background, the image is still a striking one: soldiers in their tin hats at the stern of the ship, the Red Ensign, the ship's wake, the sea and sky - and that's all, no wasted detail that can't be seen from street level.
The pub gets its name from its location - close to the highest point to which tides flow on the Thames.
Update, October 2014: could it be that the artist had a certain well-known paddle-steamer in mind when painting this sign? :
TQ8582 : On board the paddle-steamer Waverley in mid-river
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