'Hertfordshire' Category
Aston, Hertfordshire
This Millenium sign seems to show a collection of villagers, with the church in the background. The sign is apparently a copy of an earlier sign, the original wood carving of which is displayed in the village hall.
By the time the Domesday Book was completed (1086), the small community of Aston (known then as Estone), [...]Willian, Herts
A simple sign, of painted boards, topped by a small carving of a fox, which would appear to be a motif of the village, being also the name of the local pub. The nearby All Saints church is topped with some of the most spectacular gargoyles in the county!
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Willian Village, OS Grid [...]Tewin, Herts
Another Millenium memorial sign, this sits on one corner of the triangular village green. Tewin has most of the features typical of English country villages, a Church, two pubs, a village green, a red telephone box and a shop and post office. The river Mimram runs to the south, and is depicted on the sign, [...]
St Ippolyts, Herts
This sign on the village green, is very modern in design, in stark contrast to the picturesque old church across the road.
Note the spelling, which differs from that shown on the OS map. Road signs in the area show one or the other of the alternate spellings: St Ippolyts or St Ippollits.
St. Ippolyts: A Country [...]Northchurch, Herts
On one side is shown the church, Peter the Wild Boy, and a representation of the old North West Railway which passes nearby. On the other (shown above) is the Grand Union Canal and [...]
Much Hadham, Herts
Created for the Millenium, the sign shows the River Ash, in whose valley the village lies. Also shown are the church, a ‘tree of life’ (which is based upon a window in the church), a pair of sheep which are kept locally, and a Tudor Rose. Henry VII’s father was born in the village.
More recently, [...]Harpenden, Herts
This sign sits at the edge of the common, at the southern end of the town. It shows the town crest, topped with the county Hart.
Harpenden is probably a bit too large to be properly called a village these days. It’s a sizable commuter town, between Luton and St Albans.
[...]Furneux Pelham, Herts
A poorly maintained sign, the plastic weatherproof coating was badly cracked and in need of replacement whenn I visited. I understand that it was replaced in April 2007. I must try to revisit to get an updated photo!
It’s interesting to note that the village name is actually mispelt on the sign! On the OS map, [...]Datchworth, Herts
The village sign was erected to mark the start of the new millennium in 2000. It was paid for by donations and from fund raising events, and stands on the village green to the west of the cross-roads and near the Datchworth Museum. The original ideas for the design were based on suggestions from the [...]
Codicote, Herts
The motifs shown include the local church, a timbered hostelry which is the oldest documented licensed premises in Hertfordshire; the George and Dragon (now the As You Like It restaurant, across the road from the sign), the coat of arms of John Penne (barber-surgeon to Henry VIII and a local landowner), and a carved dog [...]