May 18, 2012  Print Email | Pub sign saved from evil powers of wind and rain
Exclusive to The News Once again, the finest of folk do their bit
Posted by Mike Magee at 09:39 PM GMT on Mar 03, 2009 | A DISASTER could have hit the Rose & Crown on North Parade in historic Oxford today, but the local firefighters tipped up to save the day for the pub.
There is a lot of local controversy about what will happen to the Royalist North Parade, surely one of the most attractive streets in North Oxford, and far more interesting than stuff further north of Oxford – including the Roundhead South Parade. Got a problem with that? Check it out on Wikipedia.
A vast amount of wind and rain hit most of England today, causing some structural damage. But the locals in North Parade, cognisant of the danger, called in local firetrucks to save the Rose & Crown pub sign from oblivion – or worse, falling on a customer's head. A local florist first noticed the sign was in danger, and alerted the management of the Rose and Crown.
The coordinator of the firefighter operation is here shown in front of the truck called in to rescue the pub sign.
Below are shown the plucky firefighters scaling ladders to rescue the sign.
And finally, here is the sign, rescued from the dark forces of the wind and rain.
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