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swissferry wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 22:25 Text flaking off sign on A90
That entire length of A90 is a classic example of "unloved infrastructure". It's a complete mess.
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Bryn666 wrote: Fri Jul 08, 2022 12:43
swissferry wrote: Thu Jul 07, 2022 22:25 Text flaking off sign on A90
That entire length of A90 is a classic example of "unloved infrastructure". It's a complete mess.
I sometimes wonder if there was a sort of assumption some more of it might have ended up trunked as a result of the replacement crossing works and that hasn't happened?

Conversely it's the only high speed dual carriageway the council looks after so maybe that's just what an Edinburgh dual carriageway looks like. And they had to pay for Burnshot bridge to be replaced the other year.
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This one has seen better days.

This sign at Fenstanton has a patched-over A604, meaning it's survived two renumberings. The signs all around the former A14 are a mess, with some just having the A14 blanked out with nothing, and others being patched but retaining the green primary colour.
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Kevin Roads wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 13:14 One that I posted quite a while ago as a Streetview link but have managed to take a photo, showing it's still there in all its manky gloriousness:

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Good to see these. And the others that you have posted. I’ve not captured any manky signs for a while now, probably due to a number of factors but i struck gold today in a small village in North Yorkshire. So there will be some treats tomorrow after i’ve sorted the pics out.
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Thanks, Rambo. Looking forward to seeing what you've found.
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Manky blue borders round Lockton and Levisham. The forest drive' blanked out on the sign is now gated off and is a forestry comission road only.
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Then a host of obsolete warning signs including a double bend sign and four gradient signs in old money.
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Surprise how many have survived here in such a short stretch of road.
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Rambo wrote: Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:36 Then a host of obsolete warning signs including a double bend sign and four gradient signs in old money.
The first of those is the "series of bends" sign rather than "double bend". This should never have been discontinued, it conveys a distinct message from the "double bend" sign that is now used in its place.
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Great stuff Rambo.
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All good ones, Rambo, I especially like the Pickering and Whitby blue-border.

There seems to be a high number of these old and obsolete signs in Yorkshire, as well all the pre-Worboys that have been posted on here.
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Managed to get out and bag a few more.

A lot of these School signs seem to be in a state to qualify for this thread:
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This is the second of these that I've recently found. As Bryn explained about the last one I posted, they are a precursor to the current 'Lorry in a circle" no HGV sign, which means that this could be around 50 years old. Interestingly, this one has 'tonnes' whereas my last example has 'tons'.
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This is the joint-best find of the day.
I was completely surprised to see it as it's on a busy main A road that has modern signs all along it. There's even a current-style crossroads sign a few metres ahead for the same junction.
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The other best find, again a complete - but pleasant - surprise. This is only the second one of these that I've seen.
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Bolton used to be full of old mank, but it's being replaced in many areas.
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Bryn666 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 14:37 Bolton used to be full of old mank, but it's being replaced in many areas.
Eagle eyes! Good recognition, Bryn.
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Kevin Roads wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 14:58
Bryn666 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 14:37 Bolton used to be full of old mank, but it's being replaced in many areas.
Eagle eyes! Good recognition, Bryn.
I drive past all three quite regularly :D
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Kevin Roads wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 14:05 This is the joint-best find of the day.
I was completely surprised to see it as it's on a busy main A road that has modern signs all along it. There's even a current-style crossroads sign a few metres ahead for the same junction.

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I take it these are around the Bolton area :D
It's a place i don't frequent often. Good finds there.
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This one is looking a little less than fresh.
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