Teddington Hands

finger guide post

England

region:

Worcestershire

Grid Ref:

SO964339

Road:

A435

Near:

Tewkesbury

height above ground:

340cm

surveyed:

07 July 2002

Inscription
front
TEWKESBURY 4� OVERBURY 2 PERSHORE 9 EVESHAM 8� STONE 16� WINCOMBE 6 CHELTENHAM7

This well-known post has a fain inscription on the main post -
Edmund Athewood of the vine tree
(?) and the first time erected me
and (freely) he did this bestow
strange travellers way to shew
such actions past and gone
R(????) by Charles Attwood

detail of Teddington Hands finger guide post at SO964339

extra detail of Teddington Hands finger guide post at SO964339

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