The obvious motif on this sign is the aircraft, which commemorates the nearby RAF base, built in 1938. Also present are the village church, the usual agricultural references, and a rather splendid pheasant.

The airfield closed in 1970 and is now the site of Highpoint category C prison. The site of the airfield remains a MOD training site which is closed to the public.

Stradishall Village
St Margaret’s Stradishall
St Margaret’s Church
Stradishall Bomber Command
RAF Stradishall Rolll of Honour

Stradishall, OS Grid Ref: TL 747 530

This sign was sadly showing signs of damage at the time of my visit, and was in need of repair. The main motifs depicted are:

• The Church set on the hill in a Bailey of a Norman Castle.
• The Bailey Pond, home to a variety of bird life, and well stocked with fish.
• The Figure of a 14th Century priest, representing John de Lydgate.
• The Fields and meadows of what is mainly an agricultural area.

Happy Lidgate: A Village Remembers, 1899-1999Lidgate Community web site
St Mary’s, Lidgate
St Mary’s Church
Lidgate Castle

Lidgate, OS Grid ref: TL 721 578

Situated at the south end of the village at a road junction, this sign depicts the River Gipping, the local church and two other local buildings that I have no information on at this time. Despite only being raised in the mid 1990s, the metalwork on the sign already has some interesting lichen growth.

At the time of writing, the world’s largest indoor ski centre is being planned to be built here.

SnOasis indoor ski centre
St Marys, Gt Blakenham
Real Ale in Gt Blakenham

Great Blakenham, OS Grid Ref TM 119 505

Situated in the main market square outside the Flint Knapper public house, this sign depicts three flint knappers – a trade that dominated the town for many years. Grimes Graves flint mines are only a couple of miles north of the town. There is a comprehensive history of the town on the Brandon Heritage site.

Brandon Town Council
Brandon on Wikipedia
Brandon at war

Brandon, OS Grid Ref: TL 784 865