Stratford Is Well-Lithed
I went to Stratford in East London, this morning to take some pictures.
These were two of the many Legible London liths, that make walking easy in the area.
I do wonder if other places are starting to use similar designs. In Ipswich yesterday, there were several as I walked to Portman Road. Ipswich calls it’s system Walk Ipswich and the web site is here.
Both systems in London and Ipswich were designed by Applied, so the similarity may not be a coincidence or plagiarism.
Lost In Clapham
Yesterday, I had to deliver something to an address in Battersea. I found the address easily after taking a 35 bus to just round the corner. But then I tried to walk through the area to Clapham Junction station to get the Overground home. There were none of the usual bus stop maps and no Legible London signs.
A Useless Bus Stop
The picture shows a typical bus stop on I think Lavender Hill. It may have had an information display, but that is not very useful, if you don’t know the routes of the buses.
I should say that I did see several night bus route maps, but I wanted to get home now, not wait until late at night.
In the end I took the first bus and got off, when it told me it was at Wandsworth Road station. I finally found a lone Legible London lith.
A Solitary Lith
But it was unnecessary for me, as I had arrived at a station, where I could get a train home.
Perhaps people only go to South London to get lost.
Hackney Shows The Way To Go
Hackney seems to be embracing the new Legible London with vigour.
I spotted these two of their taller, narrower signs in Shoreditch High Street, last night.
I didn’t need them last night, as I knew where I was going, but in that very-visited part of Hackney, they are very welcome.
Legible London
Legible London is described like this on their web site.
Legible London is a pedestrian wayfinding system that’s helping people walk around the Capital.
It does mean that information posts like these are turning up everywhere.
I’ve noticed these signs for some time, but it is only now, they’ve started to appear near me.
When the whole of London is covered, who will need a map on a mobile phone?
The Anonymous Widower 