28th April 2021 - Balsham, West Wratting, Weston Colville, Brinkley

 Introduction

A fine day with light wind. We set off for the villages along the ridge on the B1052 starting from Balsham towards Dullingham. We have visited Balsham before but we have never travelled along the B1052 this way. We climbed up to about 116m in Brinkley and then our favourite downhill to Six Mile Bottom. The total distance was about 53km (33 miles).

Balsham

This sign replaced the sign whose photograph appears if you search online:  https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/745755

The sign shows a plough above and sheep below. The main part of the sign is a bishop probably Hugh de Balsham who was Bishop of Ely and possibly built the church. He founded Peterhouse College, the first college of  Cambridge University

Small plaque on post: 

"Designed and made by

Polly Neubauer

Martin Chamberlain

2014"

West Wratting

The sign shows a windmill which no longer exists. There is a Mill Road leading south from the village and Mill House is on this road after about half a mile.

Plaque on post: "Donated to the village of West Wratting by the W.I. and friends 19th July 1986"

Weston Colville

The sign is in the village named as Weston Green on the OS Map about half a mile SW of the church on the main road through Weston Colville.

Double sided: a familiar style. This side shows a tryptych with windmill, horse drawn plough and pheasant in the middle, man scything wheat on the left and cricket on the right. An Avro Lancaster from WWII flies above.

This side shows a tryptych with church, tractor and hare in the middle, fox on the left and owl on the right. An Avro Lancaster from WWII flies above.

Plaque on base: "This sign was erected to commemorate the 50th anniversary of VE & VJ days [1995]

The cost was met by public subscription. It was cast by B. Gaze and based on an original design by J. Wright. The base was provided and final erection by P. Mayfield"

Brinkley

Just off the main road on the High Street. It comes complete with a crochet basket

The sign shows bell making under a tree and has 1952 EIIR 1977 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee.

We have found 83 signs so far in 27 cycle rodes