Old and new hydrant signs
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Old and new hydrant signs by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Old and new hydrant signs
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 30 Jan 2018
Occasionally, older plates are still doing their duty, but here we have two for the price of one. Clearly, the older one is cast metal, the newer one enamel; modern versions tend to be plastic - and often self-adhesive at that.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.411041
Longitude
-2.498156