National Cyclists Union sign on the Glen Avon Hotel, Tomintoul
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National Cyclists Union sign on the Glen Avon Hotel, Tomintoul
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 10 May 2015
The Bicycle Union was founded in 1878 and renamed the National Cyclists' Union in 1883. It campaigned for the rights of cyclists on the public highway, but its principal function was as the governing body for cycle racing. In 1959, the NCU merged with the British League of Racing Cyclists to form the British Cycling Federation. In its early days, the NCU took responsibility for erecting road signs, and also for a system of approving accommodation for members. Appointment signs are still occasionally to be found on the walls of hotels, past and present. To date, the only other examples of such signs in situ to be found in the Geograph archive are at Image and Image Comparable appointment signs were also erected by the Cyclists' Touring Club; CTC signs are rarely found nowadays but NCU signs are even less common.
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