The Lamb and Flag Sign
The Lamb and Flag Sign
The Lamb and Flag Sign
The Lamb and Flag Sign
The Lamb and Flag Sign
The Lamb and Flag Sign
The Lamb and Flag Sign

Image credit: Bruce Hobbs / Art UK

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A coffee house opened here on 13th May 1880. The Lamb and Flag emblem hanging over the door is the emblem for Redruth. It was originally a mark used by Cornish tin smelting works to stamp the ingots of tin. The symbol seems to have been used first in the woollen trade during the Middle Ages.
Title

The Lamb and Flag Sign

Date

1880

Accession number

TR15_BH_S039

Work type

Sculpture

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

12/09/89

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at all times

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Located at

Alma Place, Redruth

TR15 2AT

Set above the entrance to The Lamb and Flag.