The Mowbray Arms, 83 Market Place - Thirsk, UK
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dtrebilc
N 54° 13.983 W 001° 20.490
30U E 608100 N 6010721
This pub sign shows a coat of arms with three leopards on a shield.
Waymark Code: WM16ZAF
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/05/2022
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Pubs often use prominent local people for their pub names and use coats of arms for the pub sign.
In this case the Mowbray family were important in the early history of Thirsk.
After the Norman Conquest of 1066 the lands around were held by Robert de Mowbray who gave his name to this district. William Mowbray (c.?1173–c.?1224) who still lived in the area was one of the twenty-five executors of Magna Carta. However the arms displayed appear to be , who was no longer connected with the area around Thirsk, but was a direct descendant of the original Thirsk branch of the family.
Although the arms appear to show 3 lions, in heraldic terms they are in fact Leopards.
Name of Artist: Not listed
Date of current sign: Not listed
Date of first pub on site: Not listed
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