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This plaque above the name depicts two armoured knights on horseback. One has lowered his lance to receive a 'favour' from a lady. Its obviously a jousting tournament and I can only assume that it is the depiction of a scene from the lives of Dorothy Vernon & John Manners. There were a number of fictional books and a movie film based on their romance, but separating fact from fiction in relation to Dorothy Vernon is, according to reports I have read, very difficult as the two have been merged through the mist of time. NB00482
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Toby's Department Store / Vernon House - Detail 18 Friar Lane The name Vernon comes from Dorothy Vernon wife of John Manners who in the 16th century lived in a house that once stood on this plot.
This store has a number of bright metal plaques decorating its frontage and a sample of these are shown here. - © Ray Teece 22-07-2007 NB00481 |
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