Pub Sign Study The Streetbridge Inn Failsworth Manchester

Photo taken by me - Pub Sign - The Streetbridge Inn Failsworth Manchester

By Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

Preston, England

April 10, 2019 1:54pm CST

I sometimes like words only signs as well as pictographic ones, This one, on the North Manchester and Oldham Tameside borders has a refreshingly honest approach to advertising, by admitting the pub has no claim to fame whatsoever. To be fair, the bar probably has some fame that hasn’t yet been recorded. It is a relatively young bar, located as the name says on a street bridge (over a canal). Failsworth itself was a popular area among dialect poets. Arthur Chappell

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@LadyDuck (502812)

• Italy

11 Apr 19

I like the "famous for nothing" phrase, it's funny, it's catchy. It's an interesting sign.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

11 Apr 19

@LadyDuck Just their luck if something famous happens there now

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

11 Apr 19

@LadyDuck be interesting to see if they change the sign if it does

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@LadyDuck (502812)

• Italy

11 Apr 19

@arthurchappell They have a humorous sign, I hope that something famous may happen there.

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@egdcltd (12059)

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10 Apr 19

There's a pub in the city I live famous for having a several centuries old skull in it.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

10 Apr 19

@egdcltd that would be well worth visiting

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

11 Apr 19

@egdcltd it does look very closed in

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@snowy22315 (209167)

• United States

10 Apr 19

You do have some interesting pub names there for sure!

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Apr 19

It's a great sign that says it all and I'm sure it brings in a lot of business.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

14 Apr 19

@just4him it is quite brilliant marketing strategy

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

17 Apr 19

@arthurchappell Yes, it is.

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

10 Apr 19

The "Famous for nothing" sells it.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

10 Apr 19

@JohnRoberts it works really well

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@a_jerobon (2317)

• Eldoret, Kenya

10 Apr 19

The words used are so eye catching. I would have gone into it the minute I read it.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

11 Apr 19

I like the sign. Most people are attracted by good food and quality drinks. That's what counts when I go out.

@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

10 Apr 19

I like that, and like your other commenters, I'd have gone in too.

@amadeo (111937)

• United States

10 Apr 19

I loved it.Great one and same here would have gone in there

@LindaOHio (222806)

• United States

11 Apr 19

It's location sounds lovely. That, in itself, could be the pub's fame!