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Alnwick Foundry : Signposts
These cast iron signposts were made by the Alnwick Foundry, they are believed to date back to the 1920`s. The foundry no longer exists - it was demolished to make way for a supermarket (Morrisons). A small number of signs have survived to this day, all in various states of disrepair. An example is given in the first image. I have photographed a dozen or so, all on minor, unclassified roads, off the beaten track. Imagine then, my surprise, indeed my joy, on seeing just one of these long neglected signposts restored to its former glory. A job extremely well done, I would say!
©Vagabond ©Vagabond I appreciate this is outside of the geographical triangle relevant to these forums, I hope I will be forgiven on this occasion. Last edited by Vagabond; 19-05-2015 at 09:12 AM. |
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Is the large listed post at Rock Village from Alnwick Foundry?
Hopefully pic attached off my mobile |
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edit: Here is that image: ©Vagabond For more on Alnwick Foundry Cast Iron Signposts please go to http://northumbrian-hills.freeforums...iron-signposts Last edited by Vagabond; 27-08-2015 at 11:18 PM. |
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I was going through some old papers last night and came across this:
Small book not much bigger than a passport. Boards are gone and possibly a few preliminary pages, perhaps a contents page and the map is missing. Main text is complete, 56 pages and 16 pages of adverts. No obvious ref to the author but he was (from Google) John Lamb Luckley, an Alnwick writer and journalist (from the census). Again no date on the book but it is allegedly 1873. In the local adverts mentioned is one for the Alnwick Foundry: |
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Hi Coquet, my apologies for not responding sooner, and thank you for posting these images - very interesting! I`d like to buy this book off you - that is, if you are willing to sell?
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Before you sell it on Coquet , could you tell me if there is an advert for the woollen manufactory at Tosson Mills. It might mention the name Ashton as the proprietor? Producer of plaids etc.
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