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brilliant street name

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there's nothing new under the sun

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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 !

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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 !

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herbal highs available at the summit ?
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sounds a bit like football
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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
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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)

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industrial street names are brilliant

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there is actually a place called happy land. you can see it here if you don't believe me

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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

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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

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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

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so where's does the modern man (or lady) go ogling ?

ogle street. that's where.

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what a come-down.

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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.

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how cool is this street name !

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old meets new. but there's only one way to go. and that's towards the old.

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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
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multinational
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industrial
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cultural (spitalfield market in the background)
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informal
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residential
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corporate
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non-english
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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.

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