Pillar of salt
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Pillar of Salt is the name of an a Grade II listed road sign on Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds in the United Kingdom
. Listed in 1998, it is described in its listing as being ' individual and probably unique' . According to the plaque set at the foot of the sign, it is thought to be the first internally illuminated road sign in the country . Designed by Basil Oliver, architect to Bury St. Edmunds Town Council in 1935, it had to be granted special permission because the height of the letters and numbers did not conform to regulations.
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. Listed in 1998, it is described in its listing as being ' individual and probably unique' . According to the plaque set at the foot of the sign, it is thought to be the first internally illuminated road sign in the country . Designed by Basil Oliver, architect to Bury St. Edmunds Town Council in 1935, it had to be granted special permission because the height of the letters and numbers did not conform to regulations.
Further reading
- Images of England 2009 http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=470518 Accessed on the 28 February 2009
- Geograph 2009 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/289924 Accessed on the 28 February 2009