Camouflaged Bollards...

I nearly didn't see these and bollards and what a set they are, full marks to the gardener who has used his/her imagination to cover up a rather boring set of concrete bollards with that wonderful plant the Ivy.

Camouflaged bollards, who would have thought that a simple plant could turn this row of bollards into a rather beautiful sight. With trees behind and then a pretty well maintained hedge this view can be found if you head/walk west along Grosvenor Road SW1 and keep your eyes peeled to the left hand side.

I'm starting to think these bollards should be placed outside the Imperial war museum...

The Westminster Collection...

Here we have the Westminster collection which I just happened to come across when I exited Lower Robert Street and turned left on to Savoy Place W1.

What a collection for the 5th bollard from the left of the photograph is in fact a St Mary-le-bone bollard and the 1st along with the 3rd certainly have a look an age about them that suggests we have found a little pot of bollard gold maybe.

The 2nd/4th and 6th bollard are your bog standard Westminster bollard that you'll find in and around the borough except these bollards are planted narrow side on rather than the large flat side facing the road.

The City Collection...

With the return of bonus culture in the square mile I thought we should take another look at the city bollards and never fear the corporation must have a budget for bollards that would please some parish councils.

Back to the bollards here at Fann Street on the edge of the Barbican and Golden Lane Estates we have a collection of city of London bollards all doing very different jobs but still a generic bollard with a slight difference or could I say derivative (sorry couldn't help that).

The bollard to the right is part of a fire gate hence the chain/padlock draped around it. To its left is a no motorcycle sign bollard (this is a cycle/bike path), in the background we have a bollard which more than likely has a sign facing in the other direction and finally two bollards with the white arrow on a blue background denoting a one way direction of travel.

Next week Gray's Inn bollard and further bollards of the square mile...

Padlocked bollard and the boris-bikes...

Here we have a padlocked bollard on Horseferry Road SW1 just north of the Dep't of Transport.

The bollard is stratigically placed to protect the bay/ranks of "boris-bikes". The boris-bikes are not in place yet (picture taken last week) but the idea that a bollard has to be padlocked does make you wonder what sort of city we live in. Honestly are we really concerned that somebody may want to steal a bollard.

The bollard is a bog standard Westminster Council with a yellow padlock. Must mention the traffic cone looking rather small but dandy when placed next to the jet black bollard.

Bollards...