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Incised Kerbstones
in Soho

 

 
 
The Soho Clarion, Winter 2008, No.135, contained a short note about intriguing marks which may be found incised into many kerbstones in Soho and elsewhere in London. Little seems to be known about their function.
 
An article written by Jamie Welham and entitled "Crosses in the square mystify the experts - Art student maps Soho’s intriguing kerb markings" was published in the Camden New Journal for 30 January 2009, click here to read it.
 

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Shaftesbury Avenue, between Piccadilly Circus and Great Windmill Street

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No mystery here. This is a boundary marker in Wardour Street, opposite the intersection with Peter Street.