Old AA and Motor Union sign on Main Road in Bredon
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Old AA and Motor Union sign on Main Road in Bredon
Image: © Milestone Society Taken: Unknown
Old AA and Motor Union Sign on the north facing wall of Bredon Pottery on the south side of the B4080 Main Road, Bredon, 3 miles northeast of Tewkesbury. Bredon parish. This is the winged badge type, not circular but similar to a car badge, erected by AA & Motor Union at bottom, dating from 1910 and showing distances Tewkesbury 3¼ Pershore 7 London 106½. 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.geograph.org.uk/photo/3668260 , https://www.flickr.com/photos/kitmasterbloke/6794971141 and https://www.flickr.com/photos/16346837@N06/16043293014. Milestone Society National ID: WO-BRED
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Image Location
Latitude
52.030654
Longitude
-2.112437