tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584347.post114857653407780721..comments2023-10-29T10:18:30.889-04:00Comments on blogs from ottawa with BvT: London pubsTripperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11677982452646635799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20584347.post-18741428485993420492008-03-27T10:21:00.000-04:002008-03-27T10:21:00.000-04:00Saw your photo of the Hollybush pub and wondered w...Saw your photo of the Hollybush pub and wondered whether you knew that the name went back around 2000 years. Roman taverns hung bunches of vine leaves outside as a rudimentary sign but when the Romans invaded Britain they found precious few vines. they therefore improvised with any evergreen plant, hence names like Bush and Hollybush.<BR/><BR/>Elaine Saunders<BR/>Author: A Book About Pub NamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com