Old circular AA and Motor Union Sign in Lydeard St Lawrence
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Old circular AA and Motor Union Sign in Lydeard St Lawrence
Image: © Milestone Society Taken: Unknown
Old AA and Motor Union Sign on the wall of a garage on the west side of the road in Lydeard St Lawrence, 8 miles northwest of Taunton. Lydeard St. Lawrence parish. This is a circular type but not quite conforming to the other two circular styles, showing distances Minehead 17½ Taunton 9 London 152. There were five series of AA signs, mostly dating from 1923 and made by Francis & Co / Franco in Deptford, London. The village name and distance to London were usually displayed. Information on the Motor Union of Great Britain and Ireland is here https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Motor_Union_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland. See also https://www.flickr.com/photos/pluralzed/4693981171 , https://www.flickr.com/photos/pluralzed/4694612760 and https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1707175. Milestone Society National ID: SO-LYDSTL
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Image Location
Latitude
51.083026
Longitude
-3.246245