MT 95/201 - Revision history

Chris5156: Add link to new CBRD feature and update page to new style header

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	~~\|'''Location'''~~		\| title = Advance direction signs: experimental signs on A.40; Oxfordshire CC
	~~\|[[National Archives]]~~		\| daterange = 1957-1966
	\|-		\| nacatref = 2056603
	~~\|'''Title'''~~		\| series = MT
	\|Advance direction signs: experimental signs on A.40; Oxfordshire CC		\| subseries = 95
	\|-		}}
	~~\|'''Date range'''~~
	\|1957-1966
	\|-
	\|~~'''Catalogue'''~~
	\|~~[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=2056603&SearchInit=4&CATREF~~=~~MT+~~95~~%2F201 See entry]~~
	\|}

	==Context==		==Context==
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	The introduction of Worboys signs in 1963 saw these signs prioritised for removal.		The introduction of Worboys signs in 1963 saw these signs prioritised for removal.

			There is now an article exploring this subject in depth, with images from the file, on [http://www.cbrd.co.uk/histories/oxfordshiresigns/ CBRD].

	==Contents of note==		==Contents of note==

Chris5156 at 00:09, 29 December 2008

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	==People with camera copies==		==People with camera copies==
	[[Chris5156\|Chris Marshall]] has a copy of the entire file, including all photographs and diagrams.		[[User:Chris5156\|Chris Marshall]] has a copy of the entire file, including all photographs and diagrams.
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Chris5156 at 21:50, 28 December 2008

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	===Context===		==Context==

	In the mid-1950s, the renegade County Surveyor of Oxfordshire took advantage of the fact that traffic sign regulations were known to be up for review in the near future, and erected a series of direction signs to his own specification.		In the mid-1950s, the renegade County Surveyor of Oxfordshire took advantage of the fact that traffic sign regulations were known to be up for review in the near future, and erected a series of direction signs to his own specification.
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	The introduction of Worboys signs in 1963 saw these signs prioritised for removal.		The introduction of Worboys signs in 1963 saw these signs prioritised for removal.

	===Contents of note===		==Contents of note==

	* Full set of correspondence between the Ministry and Oxfordshire County Council, including a well-written three page report from the County Surveyor in support of his signs.		* Full set of correspondence between the Ministry and Oxfordshire County Council, including a well-written three page report from the County Surveyor in support of his signs.
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	* Black-and-white high-resolution photographs of every sign on the A40 east of Oxford. There are 21 in total.		* Black-and-white high-resolution photographs of every sign on the A40 east of Oxford. There are 21 in total.

	===Links to other files===		==Links to other files==

	:'''[[MT 95/606]]''' Traffic sign design: drawings		:'''[[MT 95/606]]''' Traffic sign design: drawings

	===People with camera copies===		==People with camera copies==
	[[Chris5156\|Chris Marshall]] has a copy of the entire file, including all photographs and diagrams.		[[Chris5156\|Chris Marshall]] has a copy of the entire file, including all photographs and diagrams.
	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__

Chris5156: New page: Category:Subseries MT 95 {| |'''Location''' |National Archives |- |'''Title''' |Advance direction signs: experimental signs on A.40; Oxfordshire CC |- |'''Date range''' |1957-1966 ...

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New page: Category:Subseries MT 95 {| |'''Location''' |National Archives |- |'''Title''' |Advance direction signs: experimental signs on A.40; Oxfordshire CC |- |'''Date range''' |1957-1966 ...

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[[Category:Subseries MT 95]]
{|
|'''Location'''
|[[National Archives]]
|-
|'''Title'''
|Advance direction signs: experimental signs on A.40; Oxfordshire CC
|-
|'''Date range'''
|1957-1966
|-
|'''Catalogue'''
|[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=2056603&SearchInit=4&CATREF=MT+95%2F201 See entry]
|}

===Context===

In the mid-1950s, the renegade County Surveyor of Oxfordshire took advantage of the fact that traffic sign regulations were known to be up for review in the near future, and erected a series of direction signs to his own specification.

The Oxfordshire signs first appeared on a realigned and dualled stretch of A40 running east from Oxford towards Wheatley. They were white on a black background, with uppercase pre-Worboys lettering for large towns and mixed-case lettering (complete with specially commissioned lower-case letters) for small towns and villages.

The attention of the Ministry of Transport resulted in Oxfordshire being asked to remove the signs, as they had not been approved. The County Surveyor argued eloquently that they should be retained for experimental purposes, and eventually the Ministry relented, on the condition that the RRL study them (in fact the RRL was already involved in the trial) and that no more signs of this type were erected.

Correspondence towards the end of the file indicates that more of these signs were being erected across the county, against the Ministry's wishes.

The introduction of Worboys signs in 1963 saw these signs prioritised for removal.

===Contents of note===

* Full set of correspondence between the Ministry and Oxfordshire County Council, including a well-written three page report from the County Surveyor in support of his signs.

* Outline diagrams of all signs erected on the A40 east of Oxford.

* Black-and-white high-resolution photographs of every sign on the A40 east of Oxford. There are 21 in total.

===Links to other files===

:'''[[MT 95/606]]''' Traffic sign design: drawings

===People with camera copies===
[[Chris5156|Chris Marshall]] has a copy of the entire file, including all photographs and diagrams.
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