Sturminster Marshall: a Newton Road sign
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The photograph on this page of Sturminster Marshall: a Newton Road sign by Chris Downer as part of the Geograph project.
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Sturminster Marshall: a Newton Road sign
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 21 Mar 2015
This is a typical old Wimborne District Council street name sign, with the embossed lettering, serif typeface, rounded corners and pointy concrete pillars. They were traditionally black-on-white, though, rather than white-on-blue. Wimborne District was renamed East Dorset District in 1988.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.797462
Longitude
-2.08338