The Society has always taken the opportunity to dedicate signs either to mark a special event or to remember a walking enthusiast. If you would like to know more then contact us.
Signs were originally made of cast iron and appear to have been individually designed. Signpost No1 is quite plain but functional, having the letters ‘P.D.& N.C.F.P.S, 1905’, whereas Signpost No 78 has the full title ‘Peak District & Northern Counties Footpaths Preservation Society, 1933’. Some even have the altitude on them, as example Signpost No34 at an altitude of 427 feet.
Most of our signs are of the "Metal Plate" type, but we also have a number of "Finger Post" signs in both wood and metal.
Signposts are probably the Society’s most enduring items, as some are over 100 years old. They are also our finest contact with the general walking public, for whom we hope they are an invaluable source of information. As they are such visible structures, it was decided they would be an excellent way for the Society to advertise itself, so most signs now have a ‘Join Us’ plaque attached. Many of our signposts also have “Memorial Plaques” attached, these can be to individuals or groups of people.
The memorial plaque dedicated to Leslie Meadowcroft, a past President of the Society and a fearsome fighter for the walkers' right of passage is sited in Tom Wood, Charlesworth at grid reference SJ 99757 93124.
Some of the Society’s members like to try and visit all of our signs, which over such a wide area is quite an achievement. If you would like to emulate this feat, then for a full location list of the Society’s signposts, finger posts and bridges click here.
For details of our Signpost Challenge 2007, click here.
