At least the signs in Hebden Bridge do not (or did not when I was last there) have a large sponsor name. I remember ones around Sheffield that advertised a company but you had to squint to see it was Sheffield you were entering (and not blundering into Rotherham or Barnsley).



Oh, the colour for Salford is cerise: the street cleaning vans are a very amazing sight but not as good as maps showing parks in ... cerise.

Big ones.



That actually reminds me that Hackney council has done the same sort of thing to the council blocks along our street. They're the early 20th-century ones that are about four stories and still decent. And they have the names of the houses already present. It's just replicated on newer signs now.



And yes, the sponsorship that Hillbilly Red mentions – really irritates me to see, say, police vans that are sponsored.

They did and he was responsible for getting rid of the 13 logo and replacing it with the rather bland logo we have now

You've got the wrong side of the Tees there mate

When I lived in Stone, Staffs, the original brown Tourist Info sign simply read "STONE - CANAL TOWN". It didn't take long for one wag to take a pot of brown paint to the 'C' in "CANAL". Within 24 hours of the council rectifying it, he was back again. Looks like they've finally given up and gone all "mod"







Mind you, as far as defaced street signs go, I still love this from Canal Street in the Pink Quarter in Manchester

Don't you just love the fact though that they still call it a "Picture House" even on the updated plastic sign?



Bet you wouldn't get that in Milton Keynes.

Yeah.

... the land that time forgot, a multiplex it ain't.

On Thursdays, they do 11:00 morning screenings when, included in the £5 price, you get a china mug of tea and a biscuit to take in with you.

One of these Thursdays, I'm going to give that a go myself, dodging the pensioners out on the pull.



The good news is that it transferred from Calderdale council to local council ownership last year, so the plastic Calderdale sign has now gone!!

A local Picture House for local people.

You'll never leave ...

Slightly related...Where I used to live the council (presumably) installed big bold new signs to inform people driving down the main road that "This is a Police enforcement area". I'm not sure how this distinguished the area from others as surely the Police enforce law and order in all areas??? The only effect I could see was to waste tax payer cash, and give a horrible big brother style message that the authorities were watching!

My favourite ones are the ones that say "No unwanted callers". How do people know if they're wanted or not without knocking on the door and asking?

The EDL will tell you about Police no-go areas