Manky Signs

AndyB · Post by **AndyB** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 14:37

The mankiness of this sign only becomes truly apparent after dark, as the reflective material is flaking off badly. The other gore signs (from 1982, patched for the M3 in 1995) on this stretch have all been replaced in the last few months, which makes it worse - I don't know why it was left out!

kc1 · Post by **kc1** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 22:30

How about these ones around Staffin?

This one is dirty, but passable as OK:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=uig ... .9,,2,3.12

This one is manky:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=uig ... 83,,1,5.67

And this one's just plain eugh:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=uig ... 6,,2,-0.53

Burns · Post by **Burns** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:47

If you're going to look at signs around Staffin, how can you forget these famous manky signs?

kc1 · Post by **kc1** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 17:55

Perhaps the Highland Council can't find anyone prepared to travel that far from Inverness?

Erath · Post by **Erath** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 20:34

My manky favourite from Skye is in Portree itself.

JamesA44 · Post by **JamesA44** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 14:27

Truvelo wrote:This one almost certainly dates from the opening of the road.

I drove past there today and it's been replaced. That was one of my favourites too

Truvelo · Post by **Truvelo** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 14:28

JamesA44 wrote:
Truvelo wrote:This one almost certainly dates from the opening of the road.
I drove past there today and it's been replaced. That was one of my favourites too

That must have happened within the last two months as I posted the link the day I saw it.

JamesA44 · Post by **JamesA44** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 14:42

Truvelo wrote:
JamesA44 wrote:
Truvelo wrote:This one almost certainly dates from the opening of the road.
I drove past there today and it's been replaced. That was one of my favourites too
That must have happened within the last two months as I posted the link the day I saw it.

The old one was still there on Friday morning.

Unfortunately it looks like they've only fixed the new sign on to the right-hand pole

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 13:48

A picture of one I took a few years ago in Edinburgh. Not sure if it is still there, mind.

Chris Bertram · Post by **Chris Bertram** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 14:07

Matthew wrote:A picture of one I took a few years ago in Edinburgh. Not sure if it is still there, mind.

According to Streetview, it is.

michael769 · Post by **michael769** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 14:39

Chris Bertram wrote:
Matthew wrote:A picture of one I took a few years ago in Edinburgh. Not sure if it is still there, mind.
According to Streetview, it is.

It was still there this morning - though the white sign is now seriously manky! I'll take a fresh pic when I get the chance (and remember to).

And I like the wildflower display in the gutter of the shelter. Edinburgh's civic pride knows no limits.

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:01

JamesA44 wrote:The old one was still there on Friday morning.

Unfortunately it looks like they've only fixed the new sign on to the right-hand pole

I had a look on my way back from work this morning. The original rusty sign has gone and replaced by an additional one. Howevever, fixing it to one pole and leaving the other standing is a bit below par.

sgill77 · Post by **sgill77** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 14:47

Just realised that the classic Telford bodge-job I usually post hasn't made an appearance in this thread yet:

http://www.peaksteve.info/roads/album/T ... _1234.html

A325Ham · Post by **A325Ham** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 16:41

sgill77 wrote:Just realised that the classic Telford bodge-job I usually post hasn't made an appearance in this thread yet:

http://www.peaksteve.info/roads/album/T ... _1234.html

Ah the best town for manky signs. I've missed you.

kit · Post by **kit** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 18:55

swarkestonecauseway wrote:
kit wrote:This is the oldest sign I have ever seen on the HA network: -

http://g.co/maps/pm44b
I love the simplicity of that. I'm sure nowadays that'd have about a million destinations on.

Unfortunately I must have spoken too soon as the sign has now been replaced with one about twice the size (but no more information on it, other than a patch for the M40).

CrackersA361 · Post by **CrackersA361** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 23:58

Here's a lovely one I spotted in the Fishponds area of Bristol last month!

noordinarymorning · Post by **noordinarymorning** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 19:29

Surprised to see this old messy sign so close to a motorway junction. It's still legible, admittedly, but must be a few years old!

Jeni · Post by **Jeni** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 22:44

Can't forget these around Cardiff

http://g.co/maps/bu23m

http://g.co/maps/3pgu7

http://g.co/maps/ttjz4

http://g.co/maps/2mfnh

crazyknightsfan · Post by **crazyknightsfan** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 01:50

Jeni wrote:Can't forget these around Cardiff

http://g.co/maps/bu23m

Surely this takes the cake!

dragonv480 · Post by **dragonv480** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 06:48

Not sure if this counts, but coming up to Woolley Edge services on the NB carrigeway, the 200 yard countdown marker is a very dark blue compared to the 100 and 300 ones. Could this 200 yard marker be original? Unfortunately the GSV doesn't show the true darkness compared to newer signs

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