The following is an extract taken from the Winthorpe village website solely about the village sign:
Entering the village of Winthorpe from the Collingham Road you cannot help but notice the village sign mounted on a pole. The sign in the shape of a tree was carved in 1983 by Mr. Ian Donaldson of The Spinney, Winthorpe, designed and painted by the late amateur artist Mr. Hugh Clarke (1926-1992) of Gainsborough Road, Winthorpe. The sign made from laminated plywood depicts four important buildings in the village. All Saint's Church, Winthorpe Hall, the Lord Nelson public house and the Almshouses. It replaces a similar sign, painted by another Winthorpe artist Mr. Michael Warren, which was damaged during the winter weather of 1982.
In July 1990 Winthorpe entered in The Best Kept Village Competition. Although the village did not come in the first four it was awarded with a Certificate of Merit for an outstanding feature in the village sign. In the words of the notice.
‘For a particularly attractive sign at the entrance to the village'
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THE CACHE
Look at the metal village sign. Count the total of both rows of tacks on the white area above and below WINTHORPE. This is A.
The cache can be found at:
N 53 06. (27 x A)+6
W 000 46. (42 x A)+4
About Village Sign Caches
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This cache belongs to the Village Sign Series, a series of caches based on ornate signs that depict the heritage, history and culture of the villages that put them up (generally on the village green!).
The signs can be made of different materials from fibreglass to wood, from forged steel to stone. They can depict anything from local industry to historical events. The tradition probably started in Norfolk or Suffolk and has now spread across most of the country so we thought we would base a series on them!
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More information, bookmarks and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website
If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do.
I would ask that you request a number for your cache first at www.villagesignseries.co.uk
so we can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.