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Typical of Dorset County Council finger posts of this age there is a roundel on the top.
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A close-up of the finial of the finger-post (see [[1917131]]), giving location and grid reference details.
©Chris Downer
This traditional Dorset signpost retains its original finial, giving location and grid reference details. However, the fingers themselves are modern replacements (I expect the original ones would have been rounded rather than pointed). For a close-up of the finial, see [[1917134]].
©Chris Downer
The roundel on top of the finger post [[1861356]] showing its six figure grid reference.
©Trish Steel
In 1935, the Post Office commissioned a new kiosk from Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to celebrate the Jubilee of King George V. The K6 Jubilee Kiosk, as it is known, was similar to the K2 box, being made of cast iron and painted red but was 25% lighter in weight. By the end of the 1930s there were 20,000 K6 telephone boxes in use all over the UK.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>Manston did have a post office from 1888 to the mid-1990s, and I suppose it is conceivable that it was last housed in the premises outside which the postbox stands. The box is emptied finally at 4pm on weekdays and at 9am on Saturdays.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>For a wider view of the lodge [[336244]]
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Dist:0.4km<br/>This lovely Horse Chestnut is showing its autumn colours in the grounds of Manston House.
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.4km<br/>The private drive leads from the village to the Church of St Nicholas and Manston House.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>Built in 1857 at the same time as the rebuilding of Manston House, the Grade II Listed mausoleum contains the cremated remains of members of the Hanham family. Captain Hanham of Manston House was a pioneer of the revived practice of cremation after death, and was himself cremated in 1883.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The old iron gate and railings are covered in lichen. Lichens do not have roots, but absorb water and gases through their upper surface, and are therefore sensitive to atmospheric pollution. For this reason they are rarely found around cities and grow best on the wetter west side of the British Isles. Those on trees thrive best on the sunny, south-west aspects of trunks and branches. Disappearance of lichen species can be used to detect rising levels of air pollution. There are three main types. The encrusting forms, including the bright orange/dark yellow 'Xanthoria' grow on roofs, walls, gravestones, signs and tree trunks. Leaf-like species develop flat lobes spreading over bark or stones, and shrubby forms which grow vertically from the ground or hang from trees. Few have common names.
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