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batman street
my colleague simon found this whilst adventuring in an australian suburb. tremendous stuff.
(amazingly a quick google map search shows there are two separate batman streets in Melbourne)
sign in a kiwi pub toilet
it's funny the things you find in toilets on the other side of the planet. ti's probably about impossible to be any further away from church street london over here. but there's a sign hanging in a local pub.
factory land versus ferry land
as theme parks go, these were both pretty specialised. but you've got to find your niche in these modern days. factory land and ferryland were divided by this rusty drain
sturge
'sturge' what a brilliant word !
pudding lane
where's the fire ?
bird mews
if a bird mews, it's probably a cat in a cunning disguise
clack street
brilliant street name
seen it all before street
there's nothing new under the sun
man in the moon passage, london
occasionally when i'm walking across london i see a street with such a fantastic name i have to detour down it. this was one such place, and i ended up getting a bit lost as a result, but well worth it !
drum street
click to read sign
farringdon lan
i took a picture of this as i thought it was a view of the wireless future where every street or area has its own wifi computer network. Farringdon is fairly high-techy area so that seemed appropriate.
but imagine my surprise when i looked at the photo more closely. click on the picture for a big view and look at the right side of the name plate ! This sign was quite high up the wall and i didn't spot it at the time.
i love it when i discover undiscovered things in my discoveries !
herbal hill
herbal highs available at the summit ?
the ball and the cross
sounds a bit like football
christies' auction of street signs
Our old blog-friend Laurence of Christies (job title: Specialist, Mechanical Music and Technical Apparatus) dropped me an email to tell me there's an auction on which may be of interest to funkypancake readers, especially those who love street signs.
he sent me these pictures and there's more in the guidebook
The sale is on the 31st May and more details can be found here (signs start from lot 221)
There's a few street signs including one of a tube station which no longer exists !
some pictures of the street signs in an office (click for big)
amalgamated drive
industrial street names are brilliant
happy land
there is actually a place called happy land. you can see it here if you don't believe me
last few signs
remember the london sign auction ? well it was a success apparently and they've only got three left:
Lot 247 COPTHALL CLOSE E. C. 2 - single
Lot 254 FENCHURCH AVENUE E. C. 3 - single
Lot 270 NUN COURT - pair
They are still available as an aftersale and are reasonably priced apparently.
If you want more info or are interested, let me know and i'll give forward you the mail i got from Christies', or you can phone Christies' on 0207 752 3278
(photo from the Christie's site)
buy a london street sign !
it's not everyday you get an email from top london auction house Christie's, but i did yesterday.
Apparently, lot 5683 titled ""Mechanical Music,Technical Apparatus and London Street Signs" has 73 City of London street signs for sale. the signs start at item 234.
the auction is on the 26th May, so start saving you pennies [insert appropriate local currency here] now
(photo from the Christie's site)
london is a spaceship
we all know that london is a giant space ship, but the question i've always asked is 'where does the driver sit'.
then i discovered this. it's a street called 'cockpit steps' and is between Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament. Highly suspicious
ogling
so where's does the modern man (or lady) go ogling ?
ogle street. that's where.
paradise lost
what a come-down.
little britain
i've posted pictures of the street signs on Little Britain before, but i thought this one looked particularly nice tucked behind a dead plant.
the program is great too.
barley mow passage
how cool is this street name !
time travel
old meets new. but there's only one way to go. and that's towards the old.
the signs of brick lane
street signs can be a good indicator of the life of a street. here are some signs from Brick Lane:
new-media entertainment sticker crazy
multinational
industrial
cultural (spitalfield market in the background)
informal
residential
corporate
non-english
frying pan alley
i've walked within a few metres of this little alley hundreds of times, but only spotted it for the first time today.
what a great name.
