Shit Londoner Tom Brogan spotted these pieces of graffiti near the end of his road. It is of course a terrible thing when a library closes down, it shouldn’t be allowed to happen and yet sadly is happening more and more in London recently. But what about if that library is closing down to become a school? That’s a difficult one. What’s more important? Unlimited access to thousands of books, free internet for all, a warm, dry place for the elderly to sit and read newspapers and murmur to each other, perhaps the last truly communal space most communities have…or a place of education for the adults of tomorrow?

I’m going for the library because I can see myself becoming a local “character” one day who’ll need all the shelter and warmth he can get during the winter months.

Tom wrote about his corner of Wandsworth : “This is the area where they gentrify the zebra crossings before you reach the opposite curb so there won’t be much urban decay to photo. This school that opens here in Bankerland next September used to be the library at the end of my street. It had been boarded up for 18 months and as soon as they put up the school posters the Graffiti appeared. It appeared on a weekend and was whited out as soon as Monday came round. Before you ask, no it wasn’t me. I wouldn’t shit in my own backyard. Glad I caught it on camera though.”