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Thursday 17 March 2016

Settle on the Roof

In brilliant sunshine today we (me and signwriter Eddie Ralph, who sign-wrote our wagon) painted the word Settle on our enormous flat roof.   This is anticipation of TV coverage of the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race, stage 1 of which finishes at Settle on 29th April.

After that it may provide information to lost aviators, balloonists and literate pigeons.

Here is fearless Eddie on the roof under a clear blue sky:

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... and drawing out the letters in chalk:
 Eddie's van is a work of art in itself.   It isn't in need of a wash as it may at first appear:


 ... it is beautifully lined in timber effect paint:
 ... and shows distinct evidence of sign writer's sense of humour:
 ... and here is our roof sign.   Still needs a second coat of paint but it looks the business.   Each letter is 9 1/2 feet high and four feet wide.   The font is Eddie sans serif.
 ... and just in case you think we bottled out of the letter S:



The sign should be very visible from Castleberg Crag above Settle, seen here from the roof:

Second coat of paint now applied.   Bit proud of this.   Took some getting I can tell you:

Might climb Castleberg and get a picture.


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