Pre-Worboys preservation campaign
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This one's popped up on Sheppey, at the end of what was the former A249 over the old bridge (demolished now).
https://i0.wp.com/www.remotelondon.com/ ... .jpg?ssl=1
It's wooden, so not sure if that would count as a proper pre-Worboys sign or not!
(The site that mentions it is here: https://www.remotelondon.com/elmley-cem ... t-village/ )
https://i0.wp.com/www.remotelondon.com/ ... .jpg?ssl=1
It's wooden, so not sure if that would count as a proper pre-Worboys sign or not!
(The site that mentions it is here: https://www.remotelondon.com/elmley-cem ... t-village/ )
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Ones like this could be really hard to verify. Although it still could be pre worboys.Darren wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2020 11:30 This one's popped up on Sheppey, at the end of what was the former A249 over the old bridge (demolished now).
https://i0.wp.com/www.remotelondon.com/ ... .jpg?ssl=1
It's wooden, so not sure if that would count as a proper pre-Worboys sign or not!
(The site that mentions it is here: https://www.remotelondon.com/elmley-cem ... t-village/ )
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Apologies for the phone photo, but I remembered to stop and grab a shot of this lovely example.
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Re: Pre-Worboys preservation campaign
Some you win, some you lose. This is the legible version of a sign which became illegible in Mildenhall by 2015, and had vanished along with one of the poles when I went at the weekend.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.34795 ... 312!8i6656
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Cattle crossing- perfect example.
Soft mud, probably painted by the coastguard or local council. More a civic warning sign than an actual road sign. Pre-Worboys signs were sometimes made on wood, a few are on this thread, some had plastic letters screwed on, some with studs, but always copied the usual format otherwise.
Soft mud, probably painted by the coastguard or local council. More a civic warning sign than an actual road sign. Pre-Worboys signs were sometimes made on wood, a few are on this thread, some had plastic letters screwed on, some with studs, but always copied the usual format otherwise.
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Not sure if this is genuine or a fake?
Definitely the pole is not original
72 Radcliffe Rd
https://maps.app.goo.gl/fiX8w6tMAE469Pth6
Definitely the pole is not original
72 Radcliffe Rd
https://maps.app.goo.gl/fiX8w6tMAE469Pth6
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As it shows a satellite I'd guess it's not entirely original!Sirsquinn wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:40 Not sure if this is genuine or a fake?
Definitely the pole is not original
72 Radcliffe Rd
https://maps.app.goo.gl/fiX8w6tMAE469Pth6
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They've also mounted the red finial upside-down - the circle-in-triangle was for HALT or STOP signs and the triangle was supposed to point downwards. Given that a genuine finial would have a mounting to attach to the pole at the bottom only, it wouldn't be possible to unwittingly mount it upside down. I reckon this is a modern reproduction made by someone who liked the idea of an old-fashioned road sign, but didn't know enough to get it right.the cheesecake man wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:56As it shows a satellite I'd guess it's not entirely original!Sirsquinn wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:40 Not sure if this is genuine or a fake?
Definitely the pole is not original
72 Radcliffe Rd
https://maps.app.goo.gl/fiX8w6tMAE469Pth6
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A fair point! I actually thought it was supposed to be a level crossing as there is a railway down that lane. It must be someone's attempt at 'don't follow your satnav'.the cheesecake man wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:56As it shows a satellite I'd guess it's not entirely original!Sirsquinn wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:40 Not sure if this is genuine or a fake?
Definitely the pole is not original
72 Radcliffe Rd
https://maps.app.goo.gl/fiX8w6tMAE469Pth6
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I came across this one, warning of the A10, near my home https://goo.gl/maps/1eGaNWSK3BQr5Hfw8 (just west of the junction of Latymer Road & Harrow Drive) - despite having lived here all my life, I've never spotted it (possibly because I only ever drive east down this road, I was walking this way for the first time when I saw it).
I am surprised the gap was closed that long ago, to be honest.
I am surprised the gap was closed that long ago, to be honest.
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Glad it's still there, and of course required. The pale lettering was red and has faded which is why it looks different from the rest as it always was. I missed a dual carriageway turn left in Hampshire by not that long a while ago and there are no others left as far as I know.
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Fantastic survivor! It does make me wonder if there are any hiding off the beaten track locally to me waiting to be discovered.steveway wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 09:01 I came across this one, warning of the A10, near my home https://goo.gl/maps/1eGaNWSK3BQr5Hfw8 (just west of the junction of Latymer Road & Harrow Drive) - despite having lived here all my life, I've never spotted it (possibly because I only ever drive east down this road, I was walking this way for the first time when I saw it).
I'm almost certain these will have been shared previously, but I thought they'd be worthy of a share (again).
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People always miss this one in Bridgnorth.
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Re: Pre-Worboys preservation campaign
I absolutely will own up to looking at that so briefly that I dismissed it as a road name plate, having already gone around the one-way loop in order to grab snaps of the other ones over the bridge...
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I did as although I knew it existed I couldn't figure out where it was after long searching. It was only when I mapped my photos I spotted it by chance. I won't be returning though for that alone.
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Here's some more from around the Bridgnorth area.
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Big and complex.
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I've never seen either of those before. Looks like another visit ahead.