On the corner of Orchard Street and Emmanuel Street stands a building once known as The Golden Rose public house. It was more recently used by Bonhams Auctioneers, until March 2009, but the picture below shows it as it was in 1912…
…and here’s how it looks today:
Fortunately the building retains some original features such as the pub sign and curved glass bar entrance doors:
The golden rose could refer to King Edward I who used a golden rose as a badge.
The building is also mentioned in the Cambridge Daily Photo blog
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May 5, 2008 at 8:51 pm
The Golden Rose was literally a rose made of gold and set with precious stones. It was blessed by the Pope on the 4th sunday of Lent and then presented to a distinguished member of the congregation or even a member of the nobility. Various English and Scottish monarchs received them including Henry VIII.
Edward I probably took his golden rose from the crest of his mother, Eleanor of Provence. The symbol still appears on one of Elizabeth II’s personal flags
Elaine Saunders
Author – A Book About Pub Names
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