Old circular AA Sign on High Street, Hillesley
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Old circular AA Sign on High Street, Hillesley
Image: © Milestone Society Taken: Unknown
Old AA Sign set on a house wall on the southeast side of High Street in Hillesley, 3 miles northeast of Wickwar. Hillesley and Tresham parish. This is the Circular, village name on black band, no Motor Union symbol or name type, dating from 1923, showing distances Hawkesbury Upton 2 Kingswood 2 London 108½. 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 or Dublin were normally displayed. See also https://www.flickr.com/photos/127982671@N06/19969505622 , https://www.flickr.com/photos/yercombe/51486264433 and https://www.flickr.com/photos/96273414@N06/15183521141. Milestone Society National ID: GL-HILLS
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Image Location
Latitude
51.605075
Longitude
-2.334383