Stree name signs

[skrx]

(I mean the ones that say "High Street" and are typically attached to the side of a building or wall in cities, or 75cm off the ground elsewhere.)

Every time I go somewhere unfamiliar in London (and especially if I miss a turning and end up lost) I get frustrated by the lack of street name signs. Is it just me? The most common problem is where a minor road joins a more major road -- often, the minor road will have name signs, but the major road won't.

Yesterday, I'd have liked to know here whether Beauchamp Place led on to Brompton Road or Knightsbridge. No sign.

And whether I'd got to King's Road here.

Here is Regent Street. No sign.

And here is Tottenham Court Road. Again, no sign.

I did get confused at all these junctions, due to forgetting what direction I was going in. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

 

[thomas]

yep, annoys me too. And you have to go past most roads to see any sign.

 

[jay clock]

If that was my biggest worry in life I would be fairly happy

 

[snorri]

Not to worry, there's always someone about in London to assist you on your way.
Most of the places I cycle don't even have streets never mind the signs.

 

[Tynan]

75% of the peple in London are tourists and of the rest almost all ain't from round here mate, London is a big place

 

[snorri]

75% of the peple in London are tourists and of the rest almost all ain't from round here mate, London is a big place

Anyway, I would just ask for Tynan, everyone knows Tynan off CycleChat is a helpful bloke.

 

[hackbike 666]

In the old days we used a thing called a map, remember to wet your fingers though as the pages can be a bit dry.

Sarcy.

 

[Maz]

75% of the peple in London are tourists and of the rest almost all ain't from round here mate, London is a big place

All the more reason for good signs, I think.

 

[hackbike 666]

Nah,someone either nicks them or hilariously graffitis over them.

 

[Maz]

Nah,someone either nicks them or hilariously graffitis over them.

It's a sign of the times.

 

[Tynan]

Anyway, I would just ask for Tynan, everyone knows Tynan off CycleChat is a helpful bloke.

?

 

[skrx]

In the old days we used a thing called a map, remember to wet your fingers though as the pages can be a bit dry.

I have a map (the free London cycle maps are excellent). The map is very useful a lot of the time, but it's not very useful when there's no street name signs -- how am I meant to find my position?

Not to worry, there's always someone about in London to assist you on your way.
Most of the places I cycle don't even have streets never mind the signs.

There's surprisingly few people outside central London, especially on backstreets, especially at night. Most of them are drunk.
If I'm going to stop I might just as well look at the map anyway, I'd like to be able to cycle along the road, see the sign ahead, and turn into the street.

Nah,someone either nicks them or hilariously graffitis over them.

Back Passage, EC4 survives: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangebrompton/37857281/

 

[skwerl]

Not to worry, there's always someone about in London to assist you on your way.
Most of the places I cycle don't even have streets never mind the signs.

If you want to get to Sharny Dubs just take a left at Meikle Teuchter