Winchelsea Traffic Signs Project

Unfinished business

Some redundant sign posts have still to be removed.

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Does Rother District Council really believe that it needs to explain that the objects in front of the sign are recycling bins or that the warning notice promotes health and safety in any material way?

Recycle Bins Signs

The private signs below were erected by the side of the A259 on land that is part of a Scheduled Ancient Monument and owned by the National Trust without the permission of the Trust, the leaseholder or English Heritage. The locations are also directly opposite the junctions to which they are pointing --- too close for vehicles to safely turn off. As soon as these two signs were erected, two businesses added their own signs, demonstrating just how quickly clutter breeds on itself.

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Surely, the Ancient Town of Winchelsea deserves better gateway signs than these characterless motorway monstrosities?

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And why is this venerable ancient monument (the Ferry Gate) blighted with so many badly-sited and installed signs?

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Winchelsea traffic sign counter

On 30 April 2002 223 signs 199 panels 180 posts 135 sites
On 31 December 2006
of which:
191 signs 171 panels 129 posts 102 sites
Highways Agency
160 signs 140 panels 140 posts 101 sites
County Council
36 signs 32 panels 21 posts 18 sites
Rother District Council
3 signs 3 panels 2 posts 2 sites
Sustrans
15 signs 15 panels 7 posts 7 sites
others
7 signs 7 panels 9 posts 6 sites
  • A sign is an individual direction.
  • A panel is a single metal plate. A panel may display more than one sign.
  • A post is a single support. A post may support more than one panel. Some posts have no panels attached (somebody removed the sign but could not be bothered to dig out the post).
  • A site is a location where one or more posts support the same panel or more than one panel.