20th February 2021 - Stow cum Quy, Lode with Longmeadow, Swaffham Prior, Reach, Burwell, Fen Ditton

 Stow cum Quy

Church, jackdaw with silver show and gold chain

Lode with Longmeadow

Lode Mill. Crest, crest with anvil?, head of ape, praying mantis. Same on reverse.  

Swaffham Prior

The two churches, water tower, windmill, wagoner with bags of flour

Reach 

Looks like a ruined arch with tree, houses, cows, horse and waggon

On the post sleeves with buttons, roundabout horse representing Reach Fair, boat representing the lode when goods would come to Reach via the river.

Post has man with scroll and crest. The other side of the post has a bishop's mace

The reverse of the sign has the name Reche (Old English or French?) with the arch and trees

Burwell

Church, ruin of castle and windmill. Industrial building with chimney and a man working with industrial product. Woman with baskets of red fruit (apples?). Symbol of WI who presumably sponsored the sign. Symbol at the bottom of a flower in a circle.

Reverse side shows that that Burwell was connected by a lode to the river system for the transport of goods. Same ruined castle, church and windmill.

Fen Ditton

Church with plough and basket

Church and wooden building. Rowing boat on the river - an eight.

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