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20060117 The Secret Road

The small village of Coleshill was the centre of the British Resistance movement in WW2.
It was one the best kept secrets until the 1990's.
Apparently the secret agents had to go the Highworth Post Office and say the special codeword to be taken to the HQ at Coleshill.

see http://www.swindonweb.com/life/stranks.htm for more about the Post Mistress.

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/50s f/7.1 at 70.0mm iso800 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time08-Jan-2006 14:30:20
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length70 mm
Exposure Time1/50 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Ray :)18-Jan-2006 18:29
Interesting story - especially it being destroyed by fire afterwards. Looks like this fingerpost survived but is slowly being eaten away by the undergrowth.
Guest 18-Jan-2006 10:00
Very nice image, and interesting text.
Robin Reid18-Jan-2006 05:36
Excellent image. I like you finish.
Robin Reid18-Jan-2006 05:35
Yes, we had to keep all that pretty hush, hush .. don't you know old chap. Official secrets act and all that.
Karen Leaf18-Jan-2006 04:13
Excellent image John. And love the story.
joanteno18-Jan-2006 02:50
Cool story John!
Coleen Perilloux Landry18-Jan-2006 02:33
Not secret anymore--we all know.
Sheila18-Jan-2006 00:21
Very nice image.
Your link proved very interesting reading.
nordic17-Jan-2006 23:36
Building quite a collection of b/w images John, another good one...
laine8217-Jan-2006 21:31
Oh I hope it's preserved forever...love your choice of b+w
Zak17-Jan-2006 21:05
nice old sign!
Naomi 17-Jan-2006 20:24
Which one did you choose?