Swannington village sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Swannington village sign by Richard Green as part of the Geograph project.
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Swannington village sign
Image: © Richard Green Taken: 19 Aug 2010
The Swannington village sign was designed by Isabel Lyman and erected in 1997. The weather vane shows a locomotive pulling two coal wagons. The carved hardwood panels outside depict village scenes, with coal mining on the panel facing the photographer. Inside is a map of the village with brief explanations of places of interest.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.739329
Longitude
-1.387654