Boxford village sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Boxford village sign by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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Boxford village sign
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 26 Oct 2020
Boxford village sign is an interesting assortment. At the top we have two apples and cereal heads. The apples relate to the fruit farm and the Copella brand name. The cereals, for farming in the area. Below is the church with a tree and the River Box from which Boxford got its name. The sheep represent Boxford during the wealthy times of the wool trade. The smock mill with annular sails was short-lived as they were destroyed in 1881 after only 20 years service and were replaced by shuttered sails with which we are more familiar. The watermill was located very close to the village centre. The man with the motorbike complete with lion in the sidecar is Tornado Smith of Wall of Death fame. He lived at the White Hart Inn with his parents. He was well known in the thirties for riding the wall of Death with a lioness called Briton on the motorcycle. The lioness is buried in front of the White Hart. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6655878
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Image Location
Latitude
52.028444
Longitude
0.859577