Holborn 1937...

What a dumpy almost thumb like bollard we've found near Great James Street WC1.

We can see on close inspection this cast iron bollard was made in 1937 and it appears in Holborn. It is zebra stripped but looking pretty good and well aged considering it is 73 years old.

The bollard itself has a square base which is inset into the kerbside which gives maximum pavement space to pedestrians. I must say love the window box in the background of picture plus the contrast of the drain whole cover dragging your attention away from this rather rare bollard.

Holborn 1937 just think this bollard survived the blitz...

The Saint in WC1...

Found this bollard on John Street WC1 last night and it reminded me of the Saint "Simon Templar"...

This bollard just happens to be a bog standard type with a red reflective disc which just happens to make a great head for this piece of bollard art or vandalism which ever takes your fancy. In fact with the flash of a camera or your head lamp this bollard certainly stands out from the rest.

Could bollard advertising produce revenue for local councils in the future...

Walworth SE17...

Welcome to Walworth or should I say the Elephant and Castle or South London but head to Iliffe Street junction of Crampton Street SE17 and you'll find this gem of a bollard.

Zebra stripped like so many but this is a pretty old Victorian bollard planted next to blocks of pretty Victorian flats called Pullen's buildings which have a real local and some what interesting history.

Nice rounded top, wonderful small balls surrounding two edges and then the bollard tapers and we then come to the column which is an octagon (eight sides) which has a base that flairs outwards giving the bollard a much stronger wider base.

If you take a close look you'll notice the rather cheap paint job. Yes people have just slapped a colour over the previous flaking paint...

Bollards...

PS really nice cafe just around the corner in Crampton Street situated by Iliffe Yard worth a visit...

Broken bollard...

A broken bollard sighted in Marshall Street, Soho W1 and here we get the chance to look into the core of those street objects that appear all over the capital.

The bollard appears to be set around a central steel column which is hollow. This piece of street furniture forms part of a width restriction and must have taken one hell of a whack to have cracked in such a manner.

In times of austerity we must surely look at where we spend money and street furniture is certainly an area where local government can cut costs with less bollards, bumps and sleeping policemen...