About this objectSign from The Old Boot Inn, Bridge Street, Hitchin: a large boot painted on two pieces of wood pinned together. It was originally hung from the west side of the gable end of the inn.
It is rumoured that soldiers were billeted at the inn during the Napoleonic Wars when there were fears of a French invasion.
Date Made1875
Period19th Century (1801-1900)
Medium and Materialswood
Measurementswhole height 610mm whole width 432mm
Named CollectionLetchworth Museum
Credit LineLoaned by George F Newton, transferred to Hitchin Museum in 1951