Another pub that the Inklings, as well as other Oxford writers met in.
Brief note on the history of British Pub names: As in other parts of Europe beer brewing was closley connected to monasteries (an exception to this is in some parts of Wales where home brewing was and still is the dominate method of making beer). During the early and "middle" middle ages pilgrimage routes started springing up across europe and along these routes inns were opened up (think Chaucer and Canterbury Tales). Some of these inns were opened near to the monastery themselves and had an offering of the monasteries brew for their guest. Because of the religious nature of the pilgrimage as well as the proximity to the monastery many of the inns adopted names with religious references such as 'Lamb' (angus dei-- lamb of god). So many pubs in britan with religious references in their names either date back to the pilgrimage routes, or are named in that tradition. As patriotism rose in later centuries the pubs adopted references to their loyalty to britan as well as to god. So in this case, you might say the name "Lamb and Flag" means, "the pub of God and Country."
