Sign Post Collection

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Great Snoring
A signpost pointing to the village of Great Snoring, North Norfolk, England, has clearly effected the man beneath it!

Silhouettes of hunting field scenes in the neighbourhood of York. From the top: full cry, hunting with the York and Ainsty (North)

Hikers by Signpost / 1935
Feminine rambling fashions of 3/4 length tweed or checked skirts worn with matching or contrasting jackets. Stockings or ankle socks are worn with various styles of shoe

Isle of Wight / Shorwell
Isle of Wight: Shorwell

Dorset / Bere Heath / Egdon
Dorset scenery: Bere Heath in autumn - Egdon Heath in Thomas Hardys Return of the Native

Bedfordshire road signs 1950
A girl in sturdy shoes and long socks, probably school uniform, perches on top of a signpost by the B579 road near Chalton in Bedfordshire

Five views at Ulrome, near Driffield, East Yorkshire
Five views of the village and sands of Ulrome, near Driffield, East Yorkshire. Date: 1950s

Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather
Untitled cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, the famous World War One cartoonist, whose humorous pictures and " Old Bill" character appeared in The Bystander

Stane Street Signpost
This signpost, near Bignor, Sussex, England, is on Stane Street and denotes the course of this Roman military road, which runs from Chichester to London. Date: 1960s

HURRY! SLOWLY
Hurry! Slowly! This curiously worded signpost is to be seen by the roadside near Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Leicestershire, England. It warns of a open Level Crossing Date: 1950s

Donkeys / Meadow 1862
Donkeys grazing in the meadow

COLD CHRISTMAS SIGN
An amusing signpost for the villages of Much Hadham and Cold Christmas in Hertfordshire, England! Date: 1950s

Littlebury Cylist
The old-time centre of village life is the Village Pump at Littlebury, Essex, England. This pump is still in use and is being admired by a young man on a bicycle! Date: 1940s

Signpost at Bluff, South Island, New Zealand
The signpost at Stirling Point, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand, showing distances to major cities around the world. Bluff is the southernmost town in New Zealand

Signpost painter
People You See. Signpost painter. From Teddy Bear (20 June 1970)

Rambles in South Devon - 1930s
Front cover of a guide to rambling in South Devon showing a couple enjoying a rest amid open skies and a patchwork quilt of fields, with the sea and coastline just visible beyond. Date: c.1935

The Main Road, Danbury, Essex Date: circa 1930s

Silhouettes of horses and men in wartime. From the top: staff officers on horseback, horses helping to pull heavy guns up a slope, men and horses in a cavalry charge, and on the march

Silhouettes of traditional Christmas scenes in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, cut by H. L. Oakley with his magic scissors

Silhouette of a street scene

Five Armed Signpost
The Five-Armed Post, Teddington Hands, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, built and repaired by four generations of the Attwood family. Date: 1960s photo

Hunters and Signpost
Two German hunters have lost their way and try to find out from a signpost whether they should go this way, that way or the other... Date: early 20th century

Dark Lane Sign
Not the way to go by night! A signpost to Dark Lane, seen at Bless Gate, Worcestershire, England. Date: 1960s

Young woman at wheel of car in studio photo
A young woman poses at the wheel of an open-topped car in the photographers studio. Date: late 1940s

Scotland Ireland Sign
Scotland and Ireland have never been closer together than on this signpost seen in Wiltshire, England! Date: 1960s

Amusing Signpost
Beleve it or not, while cycling in Bedfordshire, England, this rider suddenly saw this sign post telling him he was within a mile of Ireland! Date: 1940s

GOOD EASTER SIGNPOST
Good Easter, a signpost to a village in Essex, England, the village of Good Wishes. Date: 1950s

Sixpenny Village Sign
A Sixpenny Village - this is not the work of a practical joker, but the signpost to the Dorset (England) village of Sixpenny Handley! Date: 1950s

Dr Syntax losing his way
Whilst riding in the open country, Dr Syntax stops to look at a signpost

a Touring Booth - Patrolman helps lady with a map
a (Automobile Association) Touring Information Booth - An a Patrolman helps a lady with her route using a map. At the New Ground Crossroads junction on the road between Tring and Aylsbury (on the A41)

London signpost A555 A1 crossroads
Signpost offering drivers (or pedestrians) the option of heading North, via Hatfield, west to Elstree and Watford, east to Barnet or south on the A555 to London

Seaside section, Festival of Britain, South Bank, London
An artists impression of the Seaside section of the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London. Showing people enjoying the various attractions, including peep shows

Switzerland - Solothurn - Amthausplatz Date: circa 1905

Man at a Road Sign
A walker contemplates the signpost, unable to decide whether to make for a meal at Middleton or settle for a snack at Straitford. Date: 1893

View of Dovedale, Derbyshire, from Thorpe Cloud
View of Dovedale, in the Derbyshire Peak District, from Thorpe Cloud. Date: circa 1920

Man and car in the Scottish Highlands
A man stands at the side of his car on a narrow and deserted road somewhere in the Highlands of Scotland

The Warriors Return, satirical postcard
A wounded soldier, drawn as a wooden puppet and carrying his own broken-off leg, looks at a WD (War Department) signpost pointing to the workhouse

Roadside shrine, Austria
A roadside shrine on a country road not far from Aggsbach, Lower Austria

Men and signpost
Two men, one wearing a bowler hat, suit and gaiters, and the other in trilby and pin-striped trousers, look and point at a Surrey County Council signpost to Brighton, Redhill

Stagecoach and horses
A stagecoach and horses races along a country road

Keston Cross, Kent
The Cross at Keston, Kent, near Bromley

ENGLAND SIGN POST
An England signpost on the border with Scotland

Tired Tandem Rider
A tired cyclist rests against a signpost, with his tandem leaning close by

Cycling Hijinx 1930S
Four cyclists take a break from their ride and stop at a stocks for a bit of high- spirited fun; the two chaps pelting their companions seem to be rather enjoying it

Land of Nod
The Land of Nod is one way to describe the dream world. Here the signpost points to a village of the same name in East Riding, Yorkshire. But is the man really asleep?

Mail Coach / Cargo of Game
DECEMBER The Norwich to London mail coach transports a large cargo of game, including turkey rabbits, partridge and pheasant

Lancashire Scenery
A fine view of the Trough of Bowland, on the edge of Bowland Forest, Lancashire, with a bicycle propped up against a signpost

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