tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post5403392463925721221..comments2024-02-01T21:49:33.565+00:00Comments on Tired of London, Tired of Life: See Kingston's phone box dominoesTom Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18201345543198833859noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-27228303627143014792013-05-10T11:23:30.389+01:002013-05-10T11:23:30.389+01:00I think the shops in Old London Road felt cut off ...I think the shops in Old London Road felt cut off from the rest of Kingston but now everyone loves the sculpture! Old London Road have street parties and a lot of festivities. The mayor just commissioned us to make a celebration window which has "out of order" , the name of the fallen phone boxes at the bottom <br />http://www.tumblr.com/blog/simonekaystainedglassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-48353875083606606722010-12-18T23:03:47.714+00:002010-12-18T23:03:47.714+00:00As someone who grew up in Kingston and now lives i...As someone who grew up in Kingston and now lives in California I still love this piece, I even have a small framed image of it on my desk. I honestly wonder what's wrong with the people who want it removed, it's well done, it's a great landmark and it provides a splash of colour. If people are so concerned about the looks of the town maybe spend a bit more effort petitioning about the amount of litter.<br /><br />B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-37335579020785016702010-09-24T17:14:02.421+01:002010-09-24T17:14:02.421+01:00For five long years I walked past this every day o...For five long years I walked past this every day on the way to and from school. As a result it's indelibly associated with the torments of a typically repressed and unproductive British education. Oh what fun we had, I don't think...Deanhttp://londonist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-12466857360746622412010-09-23T13:12:27.379+01:002010-09-23T13:12:27.379+01:00You forgot to mention that it's just round the...You forgot to mention that it's just round the corner from Oceana...surely Kingston's premier landmark<br /><br />ClaireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-43818077400972480642010-09-20T22:48:30.121+01:002010-09-20T22:48:30.121+01:00Thanks for the comments all.
...and I did say unf...Thanks for the comments all.<br /><br />...and I did say unfairly listed.Tom Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201345543198833859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-72772912734125991172010-09-19T22:53:25.898+01:002010-09-19T22:53:25.898+01:00I wasn't aware that locals don't like it. ...I wasn't aware that locals don't like it. I'm actually quite fond of it, having stumbled upon it (not literally) for the first time on a surreal, snowy Christmas night, on my way to Heathrow as a newcomer to London. But to be fair, everything looked magical that night.<br /><br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-6041530858564038202010-09-19T22:13:19.523+01:002010-09-19T22:13:19.523+01:00This thing has puzzled residents of Kingston (like...This thing has puzzled residents of Kingston (like me) ever since it appeared. There was a plan to put up a big pyramid of old fridges on the roundabout near the town hall, but this idea was abandoned.<br /><br />Dr PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-12532607113586648462010-09-18T16:23:37.994+01:002010-09-18T16:23:37.994+01:00Thanks for letting us know where it is. I've a...Thanks for letting us know where it is. I've always wondered about it!Eurotrip Tipshttp://www.eurotriptips.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617787042475515385.post-42418406314116807372010-09-18T09:47:43.693+01:002010-09-18T09:47:43.693+01:00To be fair, its not list on Wikipedia as "Kin...To be fair, its not list on Wikipedia as "Kingston's only landmark"; it is the only landmark listed on Wikipedia for Kingston. These are actually very different things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com