Street art · London
Photo: Jwslubbock, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tinworth pillar
By George Tinworth
Spot this ornate Victorian cast-iron column and try not to think 'lamppost that skipped leg day.' Acanthus leaves, fluting, and foliage carving — this is the Tinworth Pillar, doing Corinthian drag on a South London traffic island.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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