Monument record CLA 096 - The sign of the White Swan

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Summary

The sign of the White Swan, Clare - described and illustrated (S1). The sign of the White Swan

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 76 45 (1000m by 1000m)
Map sheet TL74NE
Civil Parish CLARE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The sign of the White Swan, Clare described and illustrated (S1). "I have long regarded it as remarkable for combining insignia of the Houses of York and Lancaster, including a coat of arms, which was discontinued in 1461 or shortly thereafter. I hope to show that it is as early as the reign of Henry IV; or if it be later, that there are sufficient grounds to justify an opinion that it was executed between 1430 and 1450 ... I submit therefore that sufficient evidence has been adduced to warrant a belief that the arms on the dexter side were those of Henry V when Prince of Wales, and that the carving in question was executed in the reign of Henry IV between 1399 and 1413". For further argument see (S2).
"The best single motif is the bracket of the former oriel of the Swan Inn with a big swan and foliage motif, like a magnified misericord" (S3).

The sign of the White Swan

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> (No record type): Almack R, Sign of the White Swan, Clare, PSIA, 1, 1853, 50-52 (ill).
  • <S2> (No record type): W.S.W.,The carving in front of the Swan Inn, Clare, and when it was executed, PSIA, 1, 1853, 67-73.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk. Pevsner N, The Buildings of England Suffolk, 1961, 169.

Finds (1)

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:46AM

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