A special thank you to Rex King for sending it in and jogging many readers’ memories.

Rex wrote on the back of the photograph: “November, 12th 1952 found in The Motor magazine.”

We had a great response to last week’s photograph, with many of you guessing Farrington Gurney as the correct answer. Thank you to: Jeff Parsons, Debbie Beacham, Jason Preston, David Shearn, Simon Chard, Alan and Norma Norris, Paul Hancock, Maurice Matthews, Colin Button, Ian Beeho, Henry Winter, Mr Swift, Norma Attwood, Dave Curtis, Keith Moore, Eric Brain, Les Box and Hannah Selway, Arthur Andrews, Mrs Wendy Treasure, Brian Flower, Maud Rogers, Jenny Stone, Philip Easley, John Kemp, Keith Gillard, Mike Ford, Roy Barnes, Val Rogers, Jeanette Taviner, Les Wilkins, Graham Sage, Sally Brown, Jules King.

Thank you also to Martin West-Gaul who told The

Journal: “My brother used to be an AA man that did point duty in this place.”

A special thanks to Allan Curtis who wrote in to say: “This week’s Mystery Photograph was at the top of Rush Hill in Farrington Gurney. Judging by the large direction indicators it was taken by someone coming from Farrington Gurney. The site was well kept as most of the time a couple of AA patrol men with their motorcycle and side cars waited to help motorists and other traffic which was now beginning to increase as people started using car transport.

“It was often a site to see a patrolman at the garage down the hill at Farrington Gurney, oppposite where the Co-op shop is now situated, maybe to help someone who had run out of petrol or get a spare part for an AA member’s vehicle.

“When the AA box was unmanned, all AA members had a key supplied with their membership and they could use the telephone inside the Kiosk to call for help. After a while, the old motorbikes were replaced by mini vans which were not so interesting.

“With cars becoming more secure on the road, the AA box was taken down but the site is now part of the large grass junction where the A39 and A37 part.”

Jonathan Griffin said: “This week we’re at the top of Rush Hill between Farrington Gurney and Ston Easton looking at the old AA (Automobile Association) box on the A37/A39 junction. These boxes were used by the AA patrolmen on their black and yellow BSA sidecar outfits to keep in touch with their bases and also to allow AA members to telephone for assistance if needed. AA members were issued with special keys for the Yale locks on the doors.

“The RAC (Royal Automobile Club) operated a similar system, their colours were blue with white lettering. These boxes were once a familiar sight on British roads, the only place you’ll see them now are in a museum or an old film on the ‘Talking Pictures TV’ channel.”

A huge thank you to the Museum for their continued support of this feature.

If you think you know where this week’s, complete mystery, photograph was taken, please email: contactus@

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