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At the bottom of Angel Hill you will find a lighthouse-shaped street sign commonly known as the "Pillar of Salt". Built in 1935, and now a listed monument, it is thought to be the Country's first internally illuminated street sign.

The Pillar of Salt Road Sign, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Grade II Listed

List Entry Number: 1376516

TL 8564 SE 639-1/8/10001 BURY ST EDMUNDSANGEL HILL The Pillar of Salt Road Sign

GVII Road sign. 1935. By Basil Oliver, architect to Bury St Edmunds Town Council. Whitewashed concrete and metal. International Modern style.

Large octagonal pier has austere slightly oversailing lantern on top and projecting box-framed road signs in three directions. It stands on a plinth with steps and small corner octagonal piers. The 'Pillar of Salt', as it is known, forms the centre point of a very significant group of listed buildings and stands close to the former Abbey gatehouse.

HISTORY. The Town Council went to great lengths to find something worthy of this important location when increased motor traffic made signing essential. Basil Oliver advised on the design and at the time when road signs were being standardised under the 1933 Regulations, this sign is individual and probably unique. It was approved by the Ministry of Transport in June 1935 subject to the letters and road numbers being 5" high. This was a compromise since the new standard was for letters 4.5" high and numbers 6" high.

Listing NGR: TL8551264228

historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1376516

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At the bottom of Angel Hill you will find a lighthouse-shaped street sign commonly known as the "Pillar of Salt". Built in 1935, and now a listed monument, it is thought to be the Country's first internally illuminated street sign.

The Pillar of Salt Road Sign, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

This was known as the 'Pillar of Salt'. It was constructed in 1935 by Basil Oliver in International Modern style. The sign forms the central point of a very important group of listed buildings and stands close to the former Abbey gatehouse. Bury St Edmunds Town Council went to great lengths to find something worthy of this important location when the growth in motor traffic made a signpost essential. This signpost is unique.

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Taken on: May 19, 2016

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ60, f/4.0, 1/1300 sec, 8.4mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-TZ60
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1300)
Focal Length:	8.4mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
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