Signpost Collection

Promotional jigsaw, Beechams Pills and Powders. circa 1930s

Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, giving the distance to John o Groats, New York and other distant places. circa 1980s

The benefits of taking the water at Bad Wildungen, Germany
Comic illustration of the wonderful benefits to a ladys urinary tract (!) having taken the water at Bad Wildungen - a German therapeutic spa Town with springs that bring forth water containing iron

Man waiting in sidecar on a Sussex road
Man sitting waiting in a motorbike sidecar on a Sussex road, outside Sprinks Stores. Date: circa 1920s

A Bermuda Sign post Date: circa 1930s

Ypres Battlefield Markers and signs
Over the 40 years that we have been writing about these battlefields, there has been many attempts to signpost the places of interest

Cartoon, The Happy Robbers (Gladstone and Bright)
Cartoon, The Happy Robbers -- John Bright as Falstaff and William Gladstone as Prince Hal (Henry IV) in a Shakespearean scene

New Market Centre, Selly Oak, Bristol Road, Bournville, Birmingham. Date: circa 1910

The Great Divide between Alberta and British Columbia
The Great Divide Trail traverses the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia, wandering through the vast wilderness of the Canadian Rocky Mountains for more than 1100 kilometres

Poster, St Moritz, Switzerland - woman with signpost Date: circa 1935

Poster, women in car on country road, Entreprises Vulpes Date: circa 1900

Poster, Barre Bicycles, Paris - depicting President Fallieres, King Edward VII and Emperor Franz Josef mocking Kaiser Wilhelm. Date: circa 1910

Cartoon, first German victory, Moineville, WW1
First World War cartoon entitled Their First Victory, showing a dead priest at Moineville, north-eastern France, on the frontier with Germany

Comic postcard, Man sets off home from the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman with bicycle on country lane Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man with suitcase striding off to the sea, leaving wife and baby behind Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man and woman playing football - Goal (1 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Courting couple in the countryside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Courting couple in the countryside Date: 20th century

Regency gentleman losing control of his horse
Regency gentleman losing his hat and control of his horse passing a gig on the wrong side (passengers side). How to Pass a Carriage

Regency man with a cudgel riding a horse prone to tumbling. In the background, a woman falls off a horse with panniers. The Tumbler, or its Affinities

Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with charity walkers
Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with four charity walkers and their lion mascot, who have come all the way from John O Groats. Date: 1984

Group of Holidaymakers waiting for their coach, North Wales
A group of Holidaymakers waiting for their coach near a signpost in North Wales. Date: 1953

Christmas Greetings postcard. circa 1910

Entrance to Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1908

Retreating Belgian soldier obliterating signpost names to confuse the invading enemy during the early stages of the First World War. 1914

Whitley and Prospect Avenue, Hollywood, California, USA. Date: circa 1906

Square and High Street, Reigate, Surrey. Date: circa 1930s

Street view in Sandhurst, near Hawkhurst, Kent. Date: early 20th century

The Ruined Family by E V Rippingille

View of Mercadal, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
View of the town of Mercadal, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, at the foot of Mount Toro. Date: circa 1950

Santa Catalina Hotel, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Date: circa 1906

Signpost Lane, from British lines to German lines, WW1
Signpost Lane, which ran from the British lines, through the German lines into the village of Neuve Chapelle. This sketch was made from a ditch in No-Man s-Land during a reconnaissance for

The lovely old town signpost on the High Street of Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

The way to Margery! A funny signpost at Reigate Hill, Surrey, England. Date: 1940s

A curious signpost for a village called Egypt, in the heart of Buckinghamshire, England! Date: 1950s

Signpost to Murder, Cambridge Theatre, London
Signpost to Murder, a new play by Monte Doyle, at the Cambridge Theatre, London, with Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr and Cyril Raymond. (1 of 2) circa 1962

Old fence and signpost at Bix near Henley-on-Thames, Oxon
Old fence and signpost at Bix near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Young girl rollerskating past Sirhowy Valley Walk sign
A young girl roller-skating down a hill past a Sirhowy Valley Walk signpost just outside Ebbw Vale, South Wales Date: 1988

Blackbird on fingerpost, Gloucestershire, England
A male blackbird sits on an old wooden fingerpost sign in Gloucestershire, England Date: 1988

Front cover of Signpost, motor guide to British Inns
Book jacket of Signpost, a confidential motor guide to British inns by W. G. McMinnies. The guide was a popular handbook for the growing number of motorists taking to the roads during the inter-war

Anti-German cartoon, Made in Germany, WW1
Made in Germany, an anti-German First World War cartoon, showing a long-legged Kaiser Wilhelm II running from France to Germany with a flask of wine

Eight chicks with an egg on an Easter postcard. Date: circa 1900

Honeymoon couple and signpost at Lands End, Cornwall
Honeymoon couple posing by the famous signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, on 10 June 1985 -- Odessa, where the bride comes from, is 1594 miles away. Date: 1985

Oil Palm Estate, Calabar, Nigeria, West Africa
Oil Palm Estate, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, West Africa. Oil palm and rubber processing, Pamol Ltd. Showing a roundabout with signpost. Date: circa 1946

Bilingual poster on the wall of the Church of Evangelistria, built in the late 14th century. Mistras. Lakonia Province. Peloponnese Region

Man in a Horse-Drawn Cart
A 19th century man with a top hat on riding a horse drawn cart through a lane. The man has come out of a part of the road which is surrounded by trees

Country road with signpost for Garoet, West Java, Indonesia
Country road with a signpost for Garoet (Garut), 24 kilometers away, West Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920

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