Whilst Graham and I were exploring the delights of Spalding

station we stumbled across this enamel sign laying on its front in the undergrowth on next to a closed platform. It was a non-flanged British Railways (ER) large sign that had simply been tossed away I suspect when the station received its BR corporate identity black and white signage. Interestingly, the sign refers to Spalding Town station suggesting that another station existed; there was no other so why it was simply not called Spalding (as is the case today) I do not know? We did toy with the idea of saving it but it would not fit in the back of the Mini and we did not have the roof rack so reluctantly we returned it to where we found it; I wonder if a Spalding resident rescued it and if it still exists?