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London Road, BRISTOL, BS30 5JN

A notice in a kiosk says, 'Hello - I must be going.' See Image] for a look at the condemned box.

The familiar phone box (a KX100) looks pretty unkempt. It has also been served with a notice that it will be taken out of service soon due to lack of customers. See Image] for a look at the notice inside. The pillar box appears not to be under threat.

Today a modern eatery and watering hole on the A420, but in earlier times The Griffin was a notorious venue. Built in the late seventeenth century, it was well placed on the old coaching routes to London. However, by the end of the eighteenth century, a violent and troublesome gang of men from Kingswood's Cock Road area terrorised the area. Made mainly of rough colliers and rogues, the gang frequently indulged in robbery, assaults, counterfeiting, protection racketeering, livestock rustling and many other crimes. The gang consisted of a number of families with contacts around the whole of the South West and were the source of much fear for decades until the authorities finally extinguished the problem. Many of the gang were either transported or hanged. Indeed, one Benjamin Cains was hanged in September, 1870; before burial his coffin was opened and paraded for public viewing at 2d a go. The pub these days is happily much nicer and welcoming.

A420 passes the door. The road to the right at the roundabout is the A4175 heading south to Bitton and Keynsham. A minor road leaves to the left for Webb's Heath and Siston. The A420 continues to Chippenham. "Large, busy, 17th century inn which was refuge from the notorious 'Cocks Road Gang' of Highwaymen. Food served all day. Family beer garden. Live music on Friday and Sunday." The above was copied from:http://www.cauchy.demon.co.uk/raig/guide/BRIDGEYA.HTM look out for those highwaymen.

This junction at the eastern side of Warmley is where the A420 London Road crosses the A4175 Bath Road and Webbs Heath. They like their manicules round here: two are visible on the fingerpost on the far side of the road and there is another set down the road in Oldland Common Image

The signpost at the junction of the A420 London Road and Webbs Heath has received a nice lick of paint, although the hand for Wick is not picked out.

Stone post by the A420, in parish of Siston (South Gloucestershire District), Bridge Yate, Webbs Heath junction with London Road and Bath Road, Northeast of mini-roundabout, East of PH, on verge. Inscription reads:- : {<-hand} TO / MANGOTSFIELD & / PUCKLECHURCH : : TO {hand->} / WICK & / MARSHFIELD : Modern plaque below reads:- : SISTON / PARISH / 2000 AD : Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: GL_BRCP05s