tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post3349098781696051013..comments2008-11-20T11:35:11.256ZThe Greenwich Phantomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11446976345540500544noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post-60417179105711796882008-11-20T11:35:00.000Z2008-11-20T11:35:00.000ZWhat about the techno lamp in St Alfeges Passage above the park gates? At first glance looks like a "Greenwich slightly twisted Traditional" then , on closer inspection, it is actually a CCTV camera, a happy blend of the old and the new.Benedicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13551278750359989063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739003444076568330.post-3466001071814806032008-11-19T16:32:00.000Z2008-11-19T16:32:00.000ZAll this ironmongery prompted me to dig out my cheapo Taschen edition of photographer Brassai's 'Paris' which contains a few images of Art Nouveau Metro ironwork (although the captions describe it as 'art deco'). Splendid stuff- different to and arguably far more radical than our local adornments.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Anybody care to coin a name for the style of rails that the Phantom has captured (if indeed they can be described as sharing a conjoint style)?<BR/><BR/>How about 'Greenwich slightly twisted Traditional'?Gwladys Streetnoreply@blogger.com