tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post4152719051945245153..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: The Five AllsLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-1622622565361312282008-11-24T16:26:00.000+00:002008-11-24T16:26:00.000+00:00Fascinating! Thanks for all that- I know after see...Fascinating! Thanks for all that- I know after seeing the news item on local TV I've been looking out for unual signs. I know The Black Boy, was changed to The Black Buoy in Wivenhoe. Sometimes it was changed to a portrait of King Charles, or was it Bonnie Prince Cahrlie?<BR/>FenellaHistorical Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899499185641474284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-62133093491295370182008-11-24T13:34:00.000+00:002008-11-24T13:34:00.000+00:00Perhaps the fifth "all" is represented by the pub ...Perhaps the fifth "all" is represented by the pub itself which "feeds all" or "comforts all."Joanna Waughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08053211782268427159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-88601469599105361552008-11-24T11:15:00.000+00:002008-11-24T11:15:00.000+00:00It is a very unusual name, isn't it. There is a pu...It is a very unusual name, isn't it. There is a pub called the Five Alls about 10 miles from where I live. I pass it each time I drive to visit my parents in law. I was so curious I looked up the meaning in my book of pub name derivations. It's a fascinating book and a made me realise how interesting pub names are as a source of social history.Nicola Cornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.com