Village Sign, Great Sampford, Essex, UK
Posted by: 
bill&ben
N 51° 59.562 E 000° 23.464
31U E 320881 N 5763440
A polyurethane sign with wooden surround on a brick and flint base outside the parish church.
Waymark Code: WMGQA7
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/31/2013
Views: 3
The sign alludes to the agricultural nature of the village
and its wild life. The sign is of a similar design for that of Little Sampford, but with a depiction of Great Sampford
Church in the background.
There is a plaque on the base that reads
GREAT SAMPFORD
THIS VILLAGE SIGN WAS
COMMISSIONED BY
THE PARISH COUNCIL IN
THE YEAR 2000
TO MARK THE NEW MILLENNIUM
THE VILLAGE IS
GRATEFUL TO THOSE
WHO SUPPORTED THE
PROJECT AND
TO THOSE WHO DEVOTED
THEIR SKILLS
TO ITS DESIGN AND
PRODUCTION
DESIGN – MARTIN
ANGEL (GREAT BARDFIELD)
DECORATIVE ARTWORK –
BRENDA BENNETT
WOODWORK –
ALBERT HARRINGTON (FINCHINGFIELD)
BUILDING –
TERRY BURTON