tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post4598257454200997464..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Signposts (6): Somerset fingerpostCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-49044498116546679272011-10-27T14:07:39.879+01:002011-10-27T14:07:39.879+01:00They also incorporate distances, often absent from...They also incorporate distances, often absent from newer signs.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147309336646891676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-47119389476057109022011-10-17T21:27:23.881+01:002011-10-17T21:27:23.881+01:00I think a lot of Dorset signposts had grid referen...I think a lot of Dorset signposts had grid references - they were used in several counties at the request of the government. Presumably cost and changing fashions explain why they weren't adopted nationwide.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-37465496617126155792011-10-17T17:23:18.697+01:002011-10-17T17:23:18.697+01:00This particular example also sports some beautiful...This particular example also sports some beautiful Somerset place names!Deptford Damehttp://deptforddame.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-77134909282316848562011-10-17T14:58:58.478+01:002011-10-17T14:58:58.478+01:00I remember that many fingerposts until at least th...I remember that many fingerposts until at least the 1960s had a six-digit National Grid location on them. As a walker without a GPS, I would find that useful today.Alan Burkitt-Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344807923068268667noreply@blogger.com