Street sign at junction of Summerhill Parade and Barnett's Road, Belfast, BT5 7BG

Freestanding street sign of c.1932 at the junction of Summerhill Parade and Barnetts Road, a suburban area to the south of Upper Newtownards Road. This sign is typical of those used throughout the then Belfast Corporation area in the early to mid 20th century, being composed white on black tiles sporting slightly elongated sans serif lettering. The glazed tiles themselves are roughly 12cm high and of slightly varying widths according to the nature of the character thereon, with most display a white letter on a black background, in this case spelling Summerhill Parade (one word above the other.) They are set on a (cement?) back plate with additional blank tiles used to fill the extra space on the lower row. Moulded tiling frames the sign and this is encased by a wrought iron frame,with the whole is attached to a low (just over 1m) L-section iron post. Upon the post (just below the sign itself) is painted the number ‘5’, a reference to the postal district.