Fingerposts in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire examples

Few historic fingerposts appear to remain - at least in the south of the county. Where they do exist they are of very sturdy construction, as follows:

• Octagonal metal posts painted in bands of balck and white
• Posts topped with a white roundel with the word 'Gloucester' in the top half and 'County' in the bottom half
• Square ended metal arms for destination names and mileage
• Mileage to the destinations are given to the nearest quarter mile.

Fingerpost in Kingswood village, near Wootton-under-Edge [J Purkiss 2005]