Laura ReynoldsFriday Photos: Street Name SignsIt seems that someone took a disliking to Hopkins St's moniker.Only in Camden...Image:
crugg - carugg.tumblr.comA little extra pointer in the right direction. Image: DeadMansPitBecause sometimes, once just isn't enough. Image: Mark Walton1Signs of decay. Image: Jerry Seaman.You wait ages for a street sign name, then two come at once. Image: shadow jumperFashion St near Spitalfields. Many signs in this area are bilingual, in English and Bengali. Image: Stephanie Sadler.Marlboro Court is just off Carnaby Street - although as the photographer points out on Flickr, the correct spelling is Marlborough Court. Image: Peter DentonA back walk of Kensington, the street sign shadowed by a mural. Image: HoosierSandsPraed Street has taken a beating in this photo. Fear not though, the sign and fence have since been repaired. Image: acwozhereOld Marylebone Road plays peekaboo with passers-by. Image: Lee JacksonTwo of London's most iconic signs, and never the twain shall meet...Image: Wipeout Dave
Thanks to the iconic signs and the likes of Monopoly, many of London's most famous street names are recognised all over the world. Here, we take a look, not at the names, but at the signs themselves, walked past by thousands of Londoners every day, but a lifesaver to a lost tourist trying to pinpoint their location on an old-fashioned A-Z.
