Hi All,
Heres my contribution,
I got this from a guy ( now long retired ) who used to work for a maintainance company that did work on all the large old retail outlets back in the day, Liberty, Derry & toms & the like , so he got into all the old nooks & crannies , that we would all like to explore , I had some nice bits off him over the years.
He told me this came out of a big old building owned by BR , over in Victoria, and was originally displayed on the station concourse, I have no reason to doubt him , & could be borne out by the sign being attached ( in what looks like a professional manner ) to a very old heavy board ,that is painted in the Southern Region green.
Huh, Bloody heavy , It needed a bolster along the bottom edge & i needed a scaffold plank & a ladder , at the bottom of the stairs to get it ,in place !! .
A big cup of tea always hits the spot
Peter