. St. Nicholas [serial]. -day in the same old placeas in Revolutionary times. Its sign — the signof The Crown and Three Sugar Loaves —has survived the stress of age and storm and Great Fire of London swept within half ablock of the shop, but the old sign itself reignsto-day. Through the generous hospitality of themanagement I was permitted to photograph it. How are the mighty fallen, however, is a phrase you will recall if you walk from TheCrown and Three Sugar Loaves across theThames to Newcomen Street, where may beseen a wonderful piece of heraldic carvingset forth as the royal arms
. St. Nicholas [serial]. -day in the same old placeas in Revolutionary times. Its sign — the signof The Crown and Three Sugar Loaves —has survived the stress of age and storm and Great Fire of London swept within half ablock of the shop, but the old sign itself reignsto-day. Through the generous hospitality of themanagement I was permitted to photograph it. How are the mighty fallen, however, is a phrase you will recall if you walk from TheCrown and Three Sugar Loaves across theThames to Newcomen Street, where may beseen a wonderful piece of heraldic carvingset forth as the royal arms of King GeorgeIII. This splendid piece of chiseling was takenfrom the Southwark end of Old London Bridge,which was pulled down in consequence of anact of Parliament passed for the destruction ofthe buildings on London Bridge and the widen-ing of the roadway. These arms are now usedas the sign of a public house. The sculpturebears the initial of George III and the date of the old London signs show the cere-. * Hi ?iiKiffi inr*imiwppiq JHHMWr nT 1
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