Friday 18 May 2018

At The Heart Of The Community

I see that I've accumulated enough village signs to present you with another collection. I'm not sure when these started to appear but I began to notice them about thirty years ago, though then they were a rarity. Now just about every village and a few small towns have some kind of sign, either carved from wood or constructed with some fancy metalwork, illustrating their history and civic pride.






Take care.


16 comments:

  1. Might as well announce your town in style.

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  2. They are amazing. So clever and beautiful workmanship. Thanks for posting them.

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  3. Wolverton doesn't look too welcoming.

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  4. I have cousins in Rattlesden!

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  5. There are some talented design artists out there, sharing a sample of their work for all to see, and to represent their communities! Yay artists!

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  6. Some of the metalwork is beautiful!

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  7. Interesting signs. On occasion I see town signs on this side of the pond, but they are infrequent and not as creative.

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  8. I watched them enlarged, they show so much and each sign has a story to tell. They are beautiful and detailed. The one from Wolferton seems a bit threatening though ;)

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  9. I've not really noticed many up here. Maybe it's a trend that will spread.

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  10. Cracking collection, very characterful!

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  11. Hi John - I agree ... I always love the signs - great you've given us these ... cheers Hilary

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  12. Great collection of creative signs. Wolferton's sign is very interesting.

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  13. What a great idea for towns to put up attractive signs.

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  14. Nice collection. I took a photo of the one at Swaffham when we went there.

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  15. I like these old signs. I think about the people who made them, depicting life as it was then.
    I’m in the process of collecting some of the many in my area. I hope they didn’t have wolves that large in Wolferton!

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