2015

TL7648 : Poslingford village sign (detail)

taken 9 years ago, near to Poslingford, Suffolk, England

Poslingford village sign (detail)
Poslingford village sign (detail)
At the top border of the sign is a heavy horse in the pasture representing the importance of the horse before the tractor and mechanisation. On each side are straws of golden wheat symbolic of the arable farming. In the centre panel is the church of St Mary with the trees, just as they are in the churchyard. The tributary of the Chilton Stream is no longer a ford but is represented by the wavy line between the church and the ploughed field in the foreground.
Village Signs of East Anglia

Village signs are typically placed along the principal road or in a prominent location such as a village green or close by the church. The design often depicts a particularly feature of the village or a scene from its history, heritage, or culture. They are typically made of wood or metal or a combination of both, the designs are often made by the local community.
Although they do appear in villages and towns all over the country they are more prominent in East Anglia than elsewhere in the country.

Suffolk Village Signs

Suffolk has the second largest number of village signs in the UK currently estimated at over 375. Very much an East Anglian tradition the idea originally came from just over the border, at Sandringham in Norfolk when the future Edward VII commissioned signs for the estate. Then in 1920 the then Duke of York gave a speech at the Royal Academy promoting the wider use of village signs following which the Daily Mail ran a national competition. Subsequently villages across the country took up the challenge but the concept was grasped most keenly in the east.


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TL7648, 25 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Adrian S Pye   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 28 August, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 7 March, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 76987 48310 [1m precision]
WGS84: 52:6.2882N 0:34.9709E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 7698 4831
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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