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Learn collaboratively about the history, heritage and archaeology of Norwich and Norfolk

Develop resources and activities that contribute to the wider community’s understanding of history and archaeology

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Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Norfolk Village Signs

I recently saw a book on village signs and I thought that a related article would be of interest.  I don’t normally like including Wikipedia as a source but this was the best article I could find about the background to village signs.  I didn’t realise that it all started in Norfolk with Edward VII - something else we are indebted to him (remember he brought the Victorians to Norfolk and helped to establish resorts such as Hunstanton and Cromer).  To find out more please read the following article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_sign

This is another interesting website where you can select the village sign and view the lovely 
photographs.  Some of these provide details of the type of sign, wooden/metal and the depicted images.  To find out more please select the following link and explore the village signs by selecting one at a time:


This is an EDP article that outlines 10 things you never knew about Norfolk village signs.  Which village sign depicts what is believed to be the oldest valentine message?  Where will you find the newest village sign?  And who was Harry Carter?  To find out more please read the following article:

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