Life around The Grapes Tavern in 1860 was a vibrant, clashing mix of rugged maritime trade and burgeoning Victorian resort tourism. Situated on Queen Street - Filey’s oldest thoroughfare - which was a crowded, multi-use hub of fishermen's yards, working urban farms, and competing public houses. It served as the central lifeline of Old Town Filey. The tavern served as a sanctuary for the local community under proprietor T.F. Robinson
The text in this sign comes from an authentic 1855 advertisement for The Grapes Inn, published in 1855 in a book entitled ”Observations on Filey as a Watering Place”, a travel guide penned by Dr Edward William Pritchard.
The source of the phrasing carries an intriguing historical twist: While Pritchard successfully promoted Filey's growing reputation as a fashionable mid-Victorian seaside resort, he later achieved notoriety as the infamous "Poisoning Diulterer" and became the last person publicly executed in Glasgow in 1865.
Here we’ve taken the wording from an advertisement in “Observations on Filey as a Watering Place” (1855) and created a mirrored reverse glass sign designed with fonts and decoration appropriate to the period.
Life around The Grapes Tavern in 1860 was a vibrant, clashing mix of rugged maritime trade and burgeoning Victorian resort tourism. Situated on Queen Street - Filey’s oldest thoroughfare - which was a crowded, multi-use hub of fishermen's yards, working urban farms, and competing public houses. It served as the central lifeline of Old Town Filey. The tavern served as a sanctuary for the local community under proprietor T.F. Robinson
The text in this sign comes from an authentic 1855 advertisement for The Grapes Inn, published in 1855 in a book entitled ”Observations on Filey as a Watering Place”, a travel guide penned by Dr Edward William Pritchard.
The source of the phrasing carries an intriguing historical twist: While Pritchard successfully promoted Filey's growing reputation as a fashionable mid-Victorian seaside resort, he later achieved notoriety as the infamous "Poisoning Diulterer" and became the last person publicly executed in Glasgow in 1865.
Here we’ve taken the wording from an advertisement in “Observations on Filey as a Watering Place” (1855) and created a mirrored reverse glass sign designed with fonts and decoration appropriate to the period.
