Wollaston - Northamptonshire, UK - Pictorial Village Signs on Waymarking.com

One of the notable shoe-making villages of Northamptonshire Wollaston has a village sign to celebrate this heritage. A cobbler dutifully tends to a shoe dressed in a protective apron whilst in the background stands the village church of St Mary. A coat-of-arms is displayed beneath the image.

Another identical sign can be seen in the centre of the village at N52 15.239 W000 40.365.

There follows a description of Wollaston from Wikipedia, more can be read on the link below:

'In common with the rest of Northamptonshire, Wollaston is noted for its shoe industry. Until 2003, the famous Dr. Martens boots were made in Wollaston. In 2007, manufacture of the "Vintage" line of Dr. Martens footwear was resumed in the Cobbs Lane Factory in Wollaston.

Wollaston also has the head office of an international chemical company, founded by the Quaker Ernest Bader (1890–1982), which is now a common ownership factory, the Scott Bader Commonwealth, making advanced resins and composite materials.

The recent zero-budget Zombie movie Colin used the Wollaston local residents fields to film some shots. In a homage to Night of the Living Dead by George A. Romero, some shots are of the fields overrun with living dead though these shots are few and far between in the finished film.

Wollaston is a large village (population around 3600) located near the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. The village has a primary and a secondary school (Wollaston Secondary School), local shops, post office, library and public houses. The village supports four churches, these being Anglican, Baptist, Methodist and a Salvation Army Citadel. The Anglican church was at one time held by the Abbey of Delapré in Northampton.

The village has a museum located off the north end of the High Street. It displays and curates a record of Wollaston village life.'

Sign Date: 01/01/2000 Location: Village Green on the Western Edge of the Village Plaque: no Construction Material: Painted Wood Web Address: [Web Link] Occasion Commemorated: Not listed Artist: Not listed

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