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Pillar of Salt
Key Words :- road sign
Address :- Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Grid Ref :- TL 85512 64228
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.244962 , Long 0.715875
Local Authority :- West Suffolk Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1376516,
Site Dates :- 1935 -
Description and History of Site:-
Road sign designed by Basil Oliver. Probably a unique design, thought to be the first internally illuminated road sign in the country.
Further Reading and References:-
https://www.burystedmundstourguides.org/basil-oliver-and-the-pillar-of-salt/
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Grid Ref :- TL 85512 64228
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.244962 , Long 0.715875
Local Authority :- West Suffolk Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1376516,
Site Dates :- 1935 -
Road sign designed by Basil Oliver. Probably a unique design, thought to be the first internally illuminated road sign in the country.
https://www.burystedmundstourguides.org/basil-oliver-and-the-pillar-of-salt/
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