Ceiling Eagle Pub Cambridge

The Eagle Pub is one of Cambridge's oldest pubs. During the Second World War, Allied pilots who visited the pub used wax candles, petrol lighters and lipstick to write their names, squadron numbers and other scribbles on the ceiling.

Legend has it that this tradition was started by RAF Flight Sergeant P.E. Turner, who climbed onto the table one evening to burn his squad number onto the ceiling. This graffiti, in what is now known as the "RAF Bar", was re-exposed and preserved in the early 90's by former RAF Chief Technician James Chainey.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Jan de Jager
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eagle,_Cambridge