Burgh St. Margaret village sign

Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 7 Nov 2020

Also these day more often called Fleggburgh, the elaborate sign stands in the entrance to the village hall or community centre as is the common parlance. It takes the form of a thatched roof over the double sided carved wooden sign. The east face is shown in the general view and bears the date 1527, in between the sails of a windmill and a cottage loaf of bread, which is flanked by two sheaves of wheat. The illustration is depicted with the background of a one penny piece, referring to the late Edward Peake who died in 1705. He bequeathed a Penny Loaf to be given to each child attending the village primary school, a tradition still carried out today. The west face depicts the church of St Margaret, some trees including a pollarded willow within an agricultural scene by a river. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6668258

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