Object number
2010/68
Collection
Description
Road sign, to the Herefordshire villages: Yazor, Moorhampton and Weobley, c. 1920s. It would have stood on or near what is now the A480.
This cast iron road sign points to the left, to the Herefordshire villages of Yazor, Moorhampton and Wobley, and probably dates from the 1920s. It would have stood on or near what is now the A480.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Description: Cast iron road sign, one sided, pointing to the left. White with black lettering: YAZOR // [arrow pointing to left] // MOORHAMPTON // WEOBLEY 3 1/2 // c. 1920s. // Dimensions: Max length 90.5 cm // Max height 29 cm // Max width 4 cm // Associated information: Purchased as part of the Collecting 20thc Rural Culture project. // Yazor is a village 8 miles from Hereford. Moorhampton, just beyond the village was the site of the nearest railway station (closed in 1964 and now a caravan park). Weobley is a timber-framed village. The sign would have been on or near what is now the A480. // References: …'
Production date
1920-01-01 - 1929-12-31
Production period
1920s
Object name
Associated subject
