Pre-Worboys preservation campaign

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I spotted this nice back-to-back pair of NO ENTRY and OUT at the shopping parade in Chinbrook Road, London SE12.

The NO ENTRY one is rather bent, which is a pity but does show us the back of the embossed 'T' of OUT.
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Here's one I saw recently in rural Surrey for the tiny village of Eashing.
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Old RAC Parking sign in Worcester City Centre, and a fantastic column and lamp too!

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Chris5156 wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2020 00:35 Here's one I saw recently in rural Surrey for the tiny village of Eashing.
My god, how did that lamp survive. There's another column to the right but it has a modern SON lantern :paperbag:
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These two in Leominster must have been on here before I suspect.
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Big L wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 20:37 These two in Leominster must have been on here before I suspect.

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DavidNW9 wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 23:43 I think it's the only one in England, and it's had all the branches trimmed now so you can see it properly. I don't have one myself (I missed the one at Pinewood) but a bit too far for me.
There is also one, as i discovered by chance recently along the B5395 between Whitchurch & Malpas just on the England / Wales border. It isn't in the best position to photograph unfortunately.
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A lovely haul in Dorset today. First I found this one on Streetview no one has discovered before as it's in a small suburban road.

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And while on the way to this one I found another I hadn't got (I don't think there are any others in England except possibly one in the far north) adding another tick to the boxes.

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I thought I'd found another on initial passing, but now I've seen it close-up, I think it's a strange home-brew. Certainly doesn't conform to the usual 'Headroom' standards of the era!
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This one on Barn Hill in Stamford, complete with red triangle.
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traffic-light-man wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2020 19:07 I thought I'd found another on initial passing, but now I've seen it close-up, I think it's a strange home-brew. Certainly doesn't conform to the usual 'Headroom' standards of the era!
Where is that? It must be pretty unusual to sign a "limited" headroom of over 20 feet - what are they expecting that could need that much clearance?
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SteelCamel wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:06
traffic-light-man wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2020 19:07 I thought I'd found another on initial passing, but now I've seen it close-up, I think it's a strange home-brew. Certainly doesn't conform to the usual 'Headroom' standards of the era!
Where is that? It must be pretty unusual to sign a "limited" headroom of over 20 feet - what are they expecting that could need that much clearance?
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There is also one, as i discovered by chance recently along the B5395 between Whitchurch & Malpas just on the England / Wales border. It isn't in the best position to photograph unfortunately.
Great to see. Shame it's nearly as far from me, and there are quite a few around that area as well.
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DavidNW9 wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2020 17:12

There is also one, as i discovered by chance recently along the B5395 between Whitchurch & Malpas just on the England / Wales border. It isn't in the best position to photograph unfortunately.
Great to see. Shame it's nearly as far from me, and there are quite a few around that area as well.
It's not in it's original location though if that counts. Although still nice to see. I think the farm owner is a bit of a sign collector.
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Is this one on the list?
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These are something I barely remember if at all, a matching pair in Northants, only used when required and the flap turns over to reveal a sign on each side, having the benefit of preserving the fronts as they are protected from the weather. However the floods signs seem like Transport font to me while the others are clearly pre-Worboys. Sign one has striped poles but that would apply to the brakes signs anyway. Any ideas?

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Here is a recent one I found to compare.

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A little more research showed me the current F has both horizontal legs equal like the E, so confirms its status. It was confusing as it is thicker than usual but the font is still the right proportions compared to the more square current one.
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GreatNorthRoad wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 20:13 Is this one on the list?
Yes but seems to have been recently painted. The odd shaped ones were made by county councils rather than the national designs, as it says on the bottom.
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A wee small one I noticed in Eastwood, Notts over the weekend (Ironically I was en route to buy a pre-Worboys sign to add to my collection)
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DavidNW9 wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 23:34 And while on the way to this one I found another I hadn't got (I don't think there are any others in England except possibly one in the far north) adding another tick to the boxes.

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Whereabouts is that? I think I've gone past it at some point!
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It's in Ashmore. South Dorset is a goldmine for them.
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