Different Woodville Road street signs

Woodville Road is one of the many local roads where its street signs are in a different style. I find that there are differences interesting, as it suggests a job half done, and I also like the review the styles of each one individually.

The first of these two signs is the more recent as shown by the slight serifs and the inclusion of "Ham".

I think it looks a little cramped; the kerning is quite tight, see how the "D" and "V" encroach on each other, and there is little white space at either end.

The older sign is the simpler with no serifs and no kerning. It also has a strangely large gap between the two words.