INN SIGNS - The Fleece in Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK. Pub signs date from a time when their customers were often illiterate, but could recognise pictorial images. The Fleece as a pub name is said to have evolved from hostels owned by the 15th century Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Medieval times and later . (King Henry VIII of England was a member of the Order, so many of the pubs with this name may have had connections with the monarch).Another source of pubs with this name occurs in rural areas where a sheep's fleece was hung out by innkeepers when a new brew was available.

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