Britain's history with its inn signs is like no other. The naming of pubs became common practice during the 12th century, and as most of the population was illiterate, inn names meant there would have to be inn signs. King Richard II made it compulsory for inns and pubs to…

Born on 31st January 1885 in Arundel, West Sussex, Ralph was the youngest of 7 children. The family lived in Arundel, where his father William Ellis worked as a taxidermist. He left school at the age of fourteen and joined his brother Jack in London, becoming an apprentice to a…