Er, What's Going On With The Message On This Kentish Town Tube Station Escalator?

Will Noble
By Will Noble Last edited 60 months ago

Last Updated 03 May 2019

Er, What's Going On With The Message On This Kentish Town Tube Station Escalator?

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Something's not sitting standing quite right with this escalator we spotted in Kentish Town recently:

The four-word motto stamped into every Londoner's conscience at birth has been brazenly edited. We're pretty sure they meant to say this:

But what's behind the bizarre message? A disgruntled TfL employee with access to a stencil kit? A wannabe Banksy with a keen dislike for gullible tourists?

A TfL spokesperson explained to us: "This appears to be a case of very unfortunate reassembly. It should be fixed very soon."

So yeah, don't go and do this: