“Briar” burglar alarm, Cambridge • Here’s a newer version of yesterday’s brilliantly bonkers Briar Alarm logo, with the two padlocks joined to make a more convincing B, less keyholey keyholes, and some superfluous streamlines around the edge. The words “Cambridge” and “alarm” have also disappeared, presumably – as discussed in other recent posts – due to the concepts of local offices and humble burglar alarms being considered outmoded by today’s high-tech security practitioners (though customers may feel differently). It’s still a classic, and as I commented in my essay on silver alarms, this super-shiny box makes even such a patently absurd monogram look stylish. • Spotted: Regent Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2, England, 2010 • Politics: In the Liberal Democrat constituency of South Cambridgeshire
Burglar Alarm Britain 
its amazing that alarm companies are starting to use chrome alarm boxes
Do you think this is chrome, ie metal? I assumed it was some form of heavy-duty silvered plastic.