Aside from spelling differences and quaint expressions and such, I like English signs because they're just that much more interesting than American ones. Here are some I photographed today down in Lewes:
"We mean it! Shush, now!"
This one intrigued me. What do you suppose happens when the Fog Bandit is activated? Robin was imagining a great grey Victorian mist out of which steps Sherlock Holmes to nab the would-be jewelry nickers and once again solve the Case of the High Speed Security or somesuch.
This sign details the construction and beautification going on around where we walked. I think the area is quite pretty as is, actually.
Hanging store signs are veddy English. I had no idea what this establishment sold, though. Nuts? Magic supplies? Nope, turns out it's way cooler than either of those.
I love pub signs. Here's the Dorset, where we had a lovely lunch of fish & chips and, of course, Harveys (I had mine shandy-style, mixed with British lemonade).
Okay, it's not technically a sign, but neither is it technically a clock. I'd never seen a sundial on the side of a building before! It wouldn't be working so well at the moment, as it's all clouded over and possibly coming onto rain (amazingly, the first rain we'll have had since landing in the UK).
"We mean it! Shush, now!"
This one intrigued me. What do you suppose happens when the Fog Bandit is activated? Robin was imagining a great grey Victorian mist out of which steps Sherlock Holmes to nab the would-be jewelry nickers and once again solve the Case of the High Speed Security or somesuch.
This sign details the construction and beautification going on around where we walked. I think the area is quite pretty as is, actually.
Hanging store signs are veddy English. I had no idea what this establishment sold, though. Nuts? Magic supplies? Nope, turns out it's way cooler than either of those.
I love pub signs. Here's the Dorset, where we had a lovely lunch of fish & chips and, of course, Harveys (I had mine shandy-style, mixed with British lemonade).
Okay, it's not technically a sign, but neither is it technically a clock. I'd never seen a sundial on the side of a building before! It wouldn't be working so well at the moment, as it's all clouded over and possibly coming onto rain (amazingly, the first rain we'll have had since landing in the UK).
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