Street art · London
Photo: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0
Arnrid Johnston Obelisk
By Arnrid Johnston
Ever wonder why a Portland-stone obelisk guards this quiet council-block courtyard? It's the Arnrid Johnston Obelisk, its carved mermaids and dolphins channeling Art Deco allegory into a forgotten corner of London housing heritage.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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