Category Archives: The City

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Patrick

80′s TV Show Themed Street, The City

In the late 1980′s there was an incident during which which a work experience kid was allowed access to the London ordnance records and wreaked havoc by renaming many street across London after some of his favourite TV shows. It was a long time before his meddling was noticed and by then, due to an archaic old law, it was too late to change them back. You can still see examples of his work around London amongst which some of the finest are…He Man Avenue NW4, Airwolf Place W1, Diff’rent Strokes Road EC1 and Quantum Leap Terrace W11.

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Posted on November 27, 2011 by Patrick

Ken, Bank Station

This smells like an inside job to me. Perhaps one of the bosses at TFL alighted at Bank Station in order to go check their coffers at the Bank of England and enraged by Ken’s plan to lower fares for commuters decided to write the word “Tosser” on this poster of him.

Spotted by George Meek

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The Occupation of St. Paul’s

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Patrick

Visting the UK arm of the “Occupy” protests sweeping the globe I found myself confronting my political views and arriving at a surprising conclusion.

Einstein joins the protest perhaps as a way of getting over his recent speed of light bad news.

For the past several weeks protestors have successfully occupied land in the heart of New York’s banking and stockbroking centre. This Saturday protestors here in the U.K attempted to take control of Paternoster Square which houses the stock exchange headquarters and offices for Goldman Sachs but were thwarted by quick action from the police. Instead they took a small piece of land nearby just by the steps to St. Paul’s cathedral. During the weekend the protestors numbered around 2500, by yesterday when I visited those numbers had dwindled to a couple of hundred. Those who remained were resolute that they’re in it for the long haul. Continue reading →

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Posted on October 6, 2011 by Patrick

Hairdressers Sign, Spitalfields

It’s good to see that the often intolerant and bigoted world of hairdressing seems, at last, to be joining the 21st century and abandoning it’s traditional homophobic ways.

Spotted by Angela Morris

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Posted on August 10, 2011 by Patrick

Marks and Spencers, Cannon Street

What many people don’t realise is that there is a critical temperature after which the selling of sandwiches becomes a physical impossibility. Scientists have been unable to establish exactly why this is. Last year Greggs lost millions of pounds in a failed attempt at establishing branches in Uganda which sits right on the equator.

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Posted on August 7, 2011 by Patrick

Paint Explosion, Liverpool Street

Is it just me or do these barriers actually look like they’re looking at mess and wondering how to clear it up? Note the “walk of shame” footprints in the bottom right of this picture.

Spotted by Tracy Gray

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