Kensington Trust 1823...

Right in the heart of Chelsea I came across a Kensington Trust bollard dated 1823...

This type/design of bollard is your traditional cannon type, painted white and with a few scrapes/scars I might add. It is actually placed in the correct position for a bollard with a function and that is within the kerb and not a foot in and encroaching on the pavement, which so many pointless bollards do today.

What a local treasure though dating back to 1823, if it could talk I bet it would have a few stories to tell of the local area.

Doesn't the black lettering look fantastic against the white/greyish background of the surface of the bollard.

Bollards...

No.1 Bollard of Chinatown...

Here in London's west end or to be precise Chinatown we can see a Chinese bollard. These bollards can be found on Lisle Street W1 they have a square base with slight curved side/tops which leads to a ribbed area and then a longish red painted column and another ribbed area leading to a golden ball which adorns the top of this rather pleasant looking bollard.

With all the deliveries in the area we can see that this bollard has certainly taken a swipes and I'm sure it has left its mark on the side of a few white vans...

Bollards of London...

Conway Street, Fitzrovia...W1.

If you happen to be in "Fitzrovia" near the BT tower you may come across Conway Street with the junction of Maple Street. Here you will find a rather peculiar bollard for it is rather old around 1850's so mid 19th century with a pointed head/top.

The bollard is jet gloss black in colour and is planted well and truly into the kerbside. Three ribbed/rings adorn the exterior plus it has some writing/date which I couldn't make out due to excessive paint jobs. The base of the top has eight sides and each panel points inwards and upwards to create the pointed top which stops people placing objects on/upon the bollard.

Bollards...