This is the sign marking the entrance to Hambletonian Yard. We believe the name was originally bestowed on the yard after one of the best thoroughbred racehorses of the late 18th century, Hambletonian who was onced owned by Sir Henry Vane-Tempest.
There once stood a pub called the Hambletonian Inn at 110 High Street named by the proprietor of the time, George Fothergill c1827.
Where did these lovely metal signs go too? and why have they not been replaced? I loved them!