Village Sign, Lower Rd, Little Hallingbury, Essex, UK
Posted by: bill&ben
N 51° 50.111 E 000° 10.739
31U E 305643 N 5746469
A polyurethane village sign by the main road in Little Hallingbury
Waymark Code: WMGFXZ
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/01/2013
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At the top of the sign are an anvil,
hammer and horse shoe. The symbols of the farriers trade, in conjunction with the sheaves of
wheat at the lower left of the sign, are a recognition of the agricultural
nature of the village.
Below the farriers equipment is
the parish church of St Mary's, and below that a
picture of the doomsday book, indicating that the church pre-dates the Norman
conquest. Another allusion to Little Hallingbury’s
past are the three pots. These were discovered locally
and are attributable to the Celts from around AD 150. The pots used to be
displayed in the church, but have been removed tp
Saffron Walden museum for safety.
At the bottom right of the sign is a mill on the River Stort. Originally, in the 17th century the mill
was a silk mill, but this was later replaced by a grain mill.
The sign was produced by Alpha Signs of Saffron Walden, and
was unveiled on 9th June 2003. The sign was erected to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. A plaque on the
post reads
This sign was erected
to
commemorate
the
50th anniversary of
the
Queen’s Coronation
1953-2003