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- Village_sign abstract "In many parts of southern England an ornamental village sign is erected to announce the village name to those entering the village. They are typically placed on the principal road entrance or in a prominent location such as a village green. The design often depicts a particularly characteristic 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.Ornamental timber and iron signs were common historically to identify buildings of importance such as inns or town halls. However, the tradition of village signs is believed to have started in Norfolk early in the 20th century when Edward VII suggested that village signs would aid motorists and give a feature of interest on the Sandringham Estate. The spread of interest beyond Norfolk can be attributed to Prince Albert, Duke of York who gave a speech to the Royal Academy in 1920 promoting the wider use of village signs. This prompted the Daily Mail to run a nationwide village sign competition. The prize fund exceeded £2,000 and ten awards were made. The winning schemes were exhibited at Australia House, London in October 1920.The village sign at Biddenden, Kent, featuring the two Biddenden Maids, was one of the successful Daily Mail competition entries. So too was the sign at Bromley, Kent.In 1924, King George VI recommended that the old custom of identifying villages with carved or painted name signs could be revived.Many signs commemorate significant events such as the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, the passing of Millennium or local celebrations such as the centenary of the formation of local councils.In some places village signs have been surveyed and recorded. In Kent signs have been erected in more than half of the county villages have been identified.In 1929, Harry Carter, an art and woodwork master at Hamonds Grammar School (which now serves as the sixth form buildings for Hamond's high school in Swaffham), carved a sign for his home town. By the time of his death in 1983 he had carved over 200 town and village signs.While the practice is now widespread, decorative village signs are still common in Norfolk and in the neighbouring county of Suffolk as well as Essex and other East Anglian counties. Some village signs are take the form of sculptures, such as the sign at Capel St Andrew in Suffolk, which is constructed from scrap metal.".
- Village_sign thumbnail Backwell-stone.jpg?width=300.
- Village_sign wikiPageExternalLink BR018.htm.
- Village_sign wikiPageExternalLink Kent-Village-Signs.
- Village_sign wikiPageExternalLink www.norfolk-villagesigns.co.uk.
- Village_sign wikiPageExternalLink signs.
- Village_sign wikiPageExternalLink www.villagesignsociety.org.uk.
- Village_sign wikiPageID "145153".
- Village_sign wikiPageLength "6129".
- Village_sign wikiPageOutDegree "57".
- Village_sign wikiPageRevisionID "567511569".
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Australia_House,_London.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Beeston_Regis.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Biddenden.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Bromley.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Capel_St_Andrew.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Category:English_culture.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Category:History_of_Norfolk.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Category:Street_furniture.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Coronation.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Corton,_Suffolk.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Daily_Mail.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink East_Anglia.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink East_Runton.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Edward_VII.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Elizabeth_II.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Essex.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Felbrigg.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Gayton,_Norfolk.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink George_VI.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Gimingham.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Gresham,_Norfolk.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Hamonds_high_school.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Hempstead,_near_Holt,_Norfolk.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Hempstead,near_Holt,_Norfolk.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink High_Commission_of_Australia,_London.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink High_Kelling.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Horsham_St_Faith.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink King_Edward_VII.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink King_George_VI.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Leaves_Green.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Little_Bentley.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink London_Borough_of_Bromley.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink London_Borough_of_Croydon.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Millennium.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Norfolk.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Northamptonshire.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Northrepps.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Overstrand.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Queen_Elizabeth_II.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Sanderstead.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Sandling.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Sandringham_Estate.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Sandringham_House.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Sculpture.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Southrepps.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Spratton.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Sprowston.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Suffolk.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Sustead.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Swaffham.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink The_Nicholas_Hamond_Academy.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Trunch.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Village_green.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink West_Beckham.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink West_Runton.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Weybourne,_Norfolk.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink Wood.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink File:Backwell-stone.jpg.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink File:Biddenden_Maids_Village_Green_-_geograph.org.uk_-_221908.jpg.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink File:Binham_Village_Sign.jpg.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink File:Ingoldisthorpe_Village_Sign.jpg.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLink File:Old_Hunstanton_Village_Sign.jpg.
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLinkText "Village sign".
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLinkText "town sign".
- Village_sign wikiPageWikiLinkText "village sign".
- Village_sign hasPhotoCollection Village_sign.
- Village_sign wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Commons.
- Village_sign wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Commons_category.
- Village_sign wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Distinguish.
- Village_sign wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Village_sign wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Use_dmy_dates.
- Village_sign subject Category:English_culture.
- Village_sign subject Category:History_of_Norfolk.
- Village_sign subject Category:Street_furniture.
- Village_sign type Thing.
- Village_sign comment "In many parts of southern England an ornamental village sign is erected to announce the village name to those entering the village. They are typically placed on the principal road entrance or in a prominent location such as a village green. The design often depicts a particularly characteristic feature of the village or a scene from its history, heritage, or culture.".
- Village_sign label "Village sign".
- Village_sign differentFrom Village_sign_language.
- Village_sign sameAs Category:Village_signs.
- Village_sign sameAs m.012f92.
- Village_sign sameAs Q7930746.
- Village_sign sameAs Q7930746.
- Village_sign wasDerivedFrom Village_sign?oldid=567511569.
- Village_sign depiction Backwell-stone.jpg.
- Village_sign isPrimaryTopicOf Village_sign.