Pre-Worboys Road sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Pre-Worboys Road sign by Oxyman as part of the Geograph project.
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Pre-Worboys Road sign
Image: © Oxyman Taken: 17 Dec 2008
The form of today’s road signs are the result of the report delivered by Sir Walter Worboys in 1963. The old type of road sign is known as a “pre-Worboys”, Only a handful still remain and those that do are often liable to disappear. More information on the history of British road signs can be found here http://www.cbrd.co.uk/histories/wartoworboys/ A picture of this sign and the location around it can be seen in Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.537809
Longitude
-0.191856