Sign Collection (page 40)

Kings Arms Inn Sign
An interesting placard outside the Kings Arms Inn, Stow- on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. Licensed in 1548; King Charles I stayed there on 8 May 1645. Date: licensed 1548

Cumulous Nimbus Clouds
Dramatic Cumulus Nimbus clouds at sea, the sign of an approaching rain storm. Date: 1960s

Weak Railway Bridge Sign
Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company NOTICE : This bridge is insufficient to carry weights beyond the ordinary traffic of the District. By Order. Date: 1960s

No Parking Sign
A No Parking sign, for use during weddings/funerals, Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

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

Tank Crossing
A sign warning drivers to look out for tanks crossing the road! Date: 1960s

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

London Olympics 1908
Sign post marking the direction of the marathon route for the London 1908 Olympics. The race started in Windsor and ended in the stadium in Shepherds Bush, London. Date: 25th July 1908 p844

Lebanon - Beirut - French Army Barracks
The barracks of the French 43rd Battalion of Telegraph Sappers at Beirut, Lebanon Date: circa 1910

Busy high street in Vienna, Austria
View of a busy high street in Vienna, Austria, with traffic, parked cars and people out shopping. Date: 1953

Scarborough, Yorkshire
High summer on the beach at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, with the Spa building on the left and the Grand Hotel in the right distance. Date: 1890s

Haworth Parsonage Sign
The fine cut-out sign of Haworth Parsonage, West Yorkshire, now a museum. Built in the late 18th century; the Bronte family moved there in 1820. Date: 1960s

KINGs HEAD PUB SIGN
The well-painted inn sign of the Kings Head public house at Scole, Norfolk, England. Date: 1950s

NAGs HEAD PUB SIGN
The fine sign of the Nags Head Inn near Holt, Denbighshire, Wales. Date: 1960s

Hippy Girl in a Crowd
Love and Peace, Man! : A hippy girl, clapping her hands next to someone giving a peaceful V sign at a pop concert. Date: late 1960s

LOLLIPOP DOG
A dog dressed as a lollipop man or lollipop lady, standing, under an umbrella, holding up a Stop sign. Date: early 1930s

THE MAGPIE INN PUB
The novel inn sign of The Magpie Inn, Little Stonham, Suffolk, England. This is unique as being one of the few in England which stretches right across a public highway. 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

Step-Ladder Stile
A curious step ladder stile next to a sign post, near Dedham, Essex, England. Date: 1930s

THE KINGs HEAD
The well-painted inn sign of the Kings Head (King Charles II), public house, at Albourne, Sussex, England. Date: 1950s

STEPASIDE
When you are in Pembrokeshire, Wales, there is no need to step aside from the quaintly named village sign of Stepaside! Date: 1950s

Lady Motorists 1930
Female motorists enjoying a drive in the British countryside. Note the steep hill 1 in 7 sign. Date: 1930

Great White Horse Inn
The entrance and the famous sign of the Great White Horse Inn at Ipswich, Suffolk, England, associated with the Dickens character Mr Pickwick. Date: 1950s

England / Bentley
The amazing village sign at Bentley, Hampshire, England. In the form of a huge open book, it lists all the historical events connected with the village since 41 AD Date: early 1940s

THE ROMPING DONKEY
The inn sign of the Romping Donkey public house, Hassal Green, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Fitting Shop Sign
Workmen fitting the new facia shop board sign for Barnabys Picture Library Rathbone Street, central London. Date: 1991

THE JOLLY TAR
The inn sign of the Jolly Tar public house at Barbridge, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

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

Ye Olde Cock Tavern
The sign above the entrance to Ye Olde Cock Tavern, a famous old hostelery on the Strand, central London. Date: 1960s

THE HOVEL
The curious sign of a restaurant at Walton on Thames, Surrey, England, which is known as The Hovel. Date: 1950s

Scene in Sarajevo after assassination
The chaotic scene in the street in Sarajevo after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Date: 28 June 1914

French customs sign, Western Front, WW1
A French customs sign (possibly a joke) at the side of the road on the Western Front during the First World War. With an empty open-topped car at the side. Date: 1914-1918

Street Musicians, 1790s
Two musicians, a boy and a dog walk down a street. Behind them is a walled garden, complete with an urn, bust and birdbox. Date: 1790s

Empire, Leicester Square
The Empire cinema, Leicester Square, London, showing Easter Parade starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. Next door is a large Dolcis fashion shoes sign. Date: 1948

Touring Club Italiano chart, aeroplanes and airships
Touring Club Italiano chart of aeroplanes and airships, Italian and foreign (German, Austrian, French, British), for recognition purposes

Welsh train station, 1933
The famous Welsh village tongue twister: the train station of llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch spelt out in honour of a visit from Prince George (later King George VI)

Compagnie Forest - Armistice World War One
A sign in the forest of Compiegne marks the site where the Armistice between the Allies and Germany which ended World War I was signed on 11th November 1918

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)

Scouts at 1948 London Olympics
Scouts lining the opening ceremony of the 1948 London Olympics at Wembley Stadium. 1948

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

Man examining street signs
A man standing on an island in the middle of a road, examining two street signs. They read: FAP (First Aid Post) and Public Gas Cleansing Centre. circa 1940s

Queue for a tobacconists, London 1940s
A queue outside a tobacconists shop in an unidentified London street during the 1940s. To the right are the Oxford Tea Rooms, and to the left, what appears to be a pawn shop. circa 1947

Scout leading Norway at 1948 London Olympics
Scout holding the Norway sign in front of the Norwegian atheletic contingent to the 1948 London Olympics at Wembley Stadium. 1948

Harold Wilson and Eric Johnston
Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, and Eric Johnston, President of the Motion Pictures Association of America

City of Westminster, Drive Slowly
A street sign saying: City of Westminster, Drive Slowly

Private No Entry
A mischievous boy ignores a sign on a gate stating, Private - No Entry and squeezes through. c.1945

Aerial view near Leicester Square, London
Aerial view of a street near Leicester Square, London, with the Monseigneur News Theatre on the left, and Bravingtons jewellers further along. circa 1940s

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur - Seller of Chinese Cold Drinks Date: circa 1910s

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