Village Sign, Codicote, Herts, UK
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bill&ben
N 51° 50.975 W 000° 14.188
30U E 690335 N 5747919
The metal village sign on the green in Codicote.
Waymark Code: WM9QEK
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/19/2010
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The sign consists of four quadrants, each with a different
image. Helpfully, the images are explained in a plaque below the sign.
In the top left corner, as stated on the plaque is
ST GILES CODICOTE
PARISH CHURCH IN
BURY LANE
DEDICATED IN THE
12TH
CENTURY
In the top right
corner is
ARMS OF JOHN PENNE
BARBER SURGEON
TO HENRY VIII AND
LORD OF THE MANOR
OF CODICOTE
In the bottom left is
ANCIENT WOOD
CARVING KNOWN AS
THE OLD DOG
IN THE CODICOTE
PARISH CHURCH
In the bottom right is
14TH
CENTURY BUILDING
IN THE HIGH ST
ORIGINALLY A
HOSTELRY AND LATER
A COACHING INN
The plaque concludes with acknowledgments for the
construction of the sign
THE ENHANCEMENTS TO
THE VILLAGE
GREEN TOGETHER WITH
THE VILLAGE SIGN
WERE UNDERTAKEN IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH
GROUNDWORK
HERTFORDSHIRE
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY
COUNCIL
NORTH HERTS DISTRICT
COUNCIL
CODICOTE PARISH
COUNCIL
CODICOTE
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPROVEMENTS ACTION
GROUP
MAY 1995
In addition to the plaque describing the sign, there is also
a plaque commemorating the design of the sign, which reads
THIS SIGN WAS
DESIGNED
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE RESIDENTS OF
CODICOTE
AND MADE BY:-
HENRY ISAAC, ST
IPPOLYTS
DAVID OSBORN,
STOTFOLD
JOHN SKINNER,
CODICOTE
MAY 1995