The finished scheme includes 15 bespoke aluminium monoliths, each one featuring different historical information and imagery unique to its location. Every sign was:

- Digitally printed with high-resolution artwork capturing key stories and photographs

- Powder-coated in a colour specially matched to the project’s branding requirements

- Finished with protective coatings for long-term weather resistance and durability

Each piece combines modern manufacturing with timeless storytelling — connecting past and present through design.

The signs are now installed across Harlow, highlighting the places and people that have shaped the town’s identity.

Visitors can learn about Potter Street, which has been home to the pottery trade since Roman times, and Netteswellbury, a parish that traces its origins back to 1060. Mulberry Green, once a bustling stop on the 19th-century London-to-Norwich coaching route, also features proudly.

The signage trail also tells some of Harlow’s more unexpected stories — such as the two benches at Hamstel and Hodings Roads, rumoured to be meeting spots between an RAF officer-turned-Soviet spy and his KGB handler during the Cold War.

Modern landmarks are represented too: The Lawn, regarded as Britain’s first residential tower block, and The Stow, one of the UK’s earliest neighbourhood shopping centres, both have dedicated signs that celebrate their pioneering roles in British urban design.