Leeds pre worboys signs

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 23 Sep, 2010 10:18 pm

This old road sign is at least 46 years old. There aren't many of them left around Leeds. It's known as a pre Worboys sign prior to the Worboys report of 1964. The system of British road signs was first developed around the turn of the twentieth century, but its most radical overhaul came between the Second World War and the Worboys Report of 1964. The system that was developed over that time is still in use today.I'll give you S.L detectives something to go at by guessing the location. Thousands of people pass it every day. It's very much in the heart of the City, and not an outlying area. Anyone spotted anymore of them? It would be good to list them all here before they go for good.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Thu 23 Sep, 2010 10:45 pm

On the A58?There's the remains of one on Grove lane at the Headingley Lane end. Just the yellow panel now, someone nicked the white destination board a couple of years ago. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?client=sa ... 58,,0,1.48

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 23 Sep, 2010 10:50 pm

Thanks for the update Cardiarms.Shame the destinaion part has gone though. No my sign isn't on the A58 either.

Post by **mhoulden** » Thu 23 Sep, 2010 11:35 pm

What about the obelisk just by the old Kirkstall Forge entrance with distances to London and Edinburgh?There's also a black and white striped pole nearby at the junction of Commercial Road and Vesper Gate Drive which I'm guessing is from an old sign. On the left of the lamp post on Google Streetview here:http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 3,,0,11.37

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 23 Sep, 2010 11:41 pm

mhoulden wrote: What about the obelisk just by the old Kirkstall Forge entrance with distances to London and Edinburgh?There's also a black and white striped pole nearby at the junction of Commercial Road and Vesper Gate Drive which I'm guessing is from an old sign. On the left of the lamp post on Google Streetview here:http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UT ... 3,,0,11.37 That post is unusual isn't it? I'm guessing it carried the street name.It still appears to have black out paint stripes on it.

patter · Post by **patter** » Fri 24 Sep, 2010 1:22 pm

That photo's just round the corner from me Roseville Road/Roundhay road junction, northbound.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 24 Sep, 2010 3:06 pm

patter wrote: That photo's just round the corner from me Roseville Road/Roundhay road junction, northbound. Spot on. Give that man a pit The sign can be seen on the left on Street view herehttp://snipurl.com/1602qu

Post by **mhoulden** » Mon 04 Oct, 2010 11:33 pm

On the subject of the Worboys Committee, there's a set of articles at http://www.cbrd.co.uk/histories/wartoworboys/. Interesting to find out that the little girl on the "beware of children" signs was based on a photo of Margaret Calvert who was one of the designers.

simon2710 · Post by **simon2710** » Tue 05 Apr, 2011 1:13 am

Not so much a "sign", but a very old post on Regent Street going into Leeds (on junction with Skinner Lane). Looks like a old pedstrian crossing?The Renault garage is of course no longer with us! However, the post can still be seen when you pass the spare land. I pass it on a daily basis.http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 5,,0,17.73

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Tue 13 Mar, 2012 1:50 pm

There's on of these in bound as well, but on the other side of Horsforth, obviously: