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Pre-Worboys 'Torch of Learning' School Sign in Blackawton, Devon (Context)
There are very few of these 1921 version pre-Worboys 'Torch of Learning' SCHOOL signs left in the country and I know of no other that is in similar excellent condition complete with its reflectorized red triangle. Its a real gem hidden away deep in the South Devon countryside! Its also still serving its original purpose of warning motorists of the nearby village school. For a close up view of this sign see www.flickr.com/photos/61719529@N07/8537616517/in/photostr... . For the later 1957 version of the pre-Worboys SCHOOL sign, see www.flickr.com/photos/61719529@N07/8537216739/in/photostr… .
Also noteworthy in this photograph is the yellow fire hydrant sign, itself a gem of a former time when the pipe size and distance to the pipe were inserted into the sign face as metal plugs from the rear. For a close up view of the fire hydrant sign, see www.flickr.com/photos/61719529@N07/8537613519/in/photostr... .
This photo was previously posted at www.flickr.com/photos/63942060@N04/6352264508/in/photostr... . Because of difficulty accessing my posts under my user name that neither Flickr Technical Support nor I seem able to resolve, the photo has been reposted under my current user name. Note that under the alternate post, there is discussion on the authenticity of this sign, the design of which was superseded in the 1950s. See my post at www.flickr.com/photos/61719529@N07/8537216739/in/photostr… for the later 1957 version of the pre-Worboys SCHOOL sign.
Photograph date: 27 September 2011
Photograph reference: P1010188
Pre-Worboys 'Torch of Learning' School Sign in Blackawton, Devon (Context)
There are very few of these 1921 version pre-Worboys 'Torch of Learning' SCHOOL signs left in the country and I know of no other that is in similar excellent condition complete with its reflectorized red triangle. Its a real gem hidden away deep in the South Devon countryside! Its also still serving its original purpose of warning motorists of the nearby village school. For a close up view of this sign see www.flickr.com/photos/61719529@N07/8537616517/in/photostr... . For the later 1957 version of the pre-Worboys SCHOOL sign, see www.flickr.com/photos/61719529@N07/8537216739/in/photostr… .
Also noteworthy in this photograph is the yellow fire hydrant sign, itself a gem of a former time when the pipe size and distance to the pipe were inserted into the sign face as metal plugs from the rear. For a close up view of the fire hydrant sign, see www.flickr.com/photos/61719529@N07/8537613519/in/photostr... .
This photo was previously posted at www.flickr.com/photos/63942060@N04/6352264508/in/photostr... . Because of difficulty accessing my posts under my user name that neither Flickr Technical Support nor I seem able to resolve, the photo has been reposted under my current user name. Note that under the alternate post, there is discussion on the authenticity of this sign, the design of which was superseded in the 1950s. See my post at www.flickr.com/photos/61719529@N07/8537216739/in/photostr… for the later 1957 version of the pre-Worboys SCHOOL sign.
Photograph date: 27 September 2011
Photograph reference: P1010188