Monument record MCC5564 - Signpost at Copford Green, Church Road/ Rectory Road/ School Road.

Summary

Signpost. 1920s/1930s. Cast iron. Manufactured by Stanton of Derbyshire.

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Grid reference TL 9281 2259 (point)
Map sheet TL92SW
Civil Parish COPFORD, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Signpost. 1920s/1930s. Cast iron. Manufactured by Stanton of Derbyshire. A circular section tapered post with raised ring decoration and an annulus finial reading ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL. Three arms with rounded ends reading (1) COPFORD PLAINS (2) EASTHORPE / MESSING (3) MARKS TEY STN / LONDON ROAD.<1>
Postcard between 1933 and 1940 shows a fourth arm (legend illegible) and an under hanging board on the COPFORD PLAINS arm reading TO COPFORD HALL. Post painted in black and white banded livery therefore dates the postcard after 1933.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> DESC TEXT: Nicholls, John V. 2005. Essex survey of cast iron signposts 2002-2005..
  • <2> Photograph: Nicholls, John V. 1930s. Digital copy of 1930s postcard. Digital.

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Sep 4 2020 2:10PM

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