 SEVERAL readers have commented in recent weeks on buildings which have appeared in these columns that were once public houses. So, on a similar theme, here is a new puzzle for you to solve.
There is an old picture around that is occasionally published that shows what I believe is this building, currently the fine and characterful Antico Italian restaurant in the Market Place, Henley.
I think it is a very early Fox-Talbot type of photograph taken in the mid-19th centure and shows a hanging sign with the proprietor’s name of Daniel Brown on it. This was at the time of the previous version of our town hall which dated back to 1795.
However, readers may remember seeing this picture when I mention that the pub in question was named The Cannon, and it had just such a weapon protruding over the top of the sign and silhouetted against the sky. Is it one and the same place I wonder?
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