Gresham village sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Gresham village sign by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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Gresham village sign
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 30 Jul 2015
The grasshopper on top of the sign is an heraldic device used by the Gresham family. It is used by Gresham College, which was founded by Sir Thomas Gresham and can also be seen as the weathervane on the Royal Exchange in the City of London, which he also founded in 1565. The windmill, watermill and castle are also featured
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Image Location
Latitude
52.900344
Longitude
1.220978