Ex-burglar alarm, Southwark, 2012

Ex-burglar alarm, Southwark • Broken and wonky. And old enough to house a bell. • Spotted: Harper Road, Southwark, London, SE1, England, 2012 • Politics: In the Liberal Democrat constituency of […]

Ex-burglar alarm, Westminster, 2012

Ex-burglar alarm, City of Westminster • No wiring here to give a clue, but I think I recognise those giant bolts from a few ancient boxy alarms I’ve posted in […]

Ex-burglar alarm, Coventry, 2012

Broken burglar alarm, Coventry • Post-bell, and that’s all I can tell. Update: apparently this is some kind of junction box, so not actually an alarm at all – see comments […]

Ex-burglar alarm, Margate, 2014

Ex-burglar alarm, Margate • Starting today, a few ex-alarms for the wiring cognoscenti to guess. This was found on a run-down 1970s shopping parade and may well be as old, […]

Crime Prevention Security, Camden, 2012

“Crime Prevention Security” burglar alarm, Camden • Looks like the bulb fell off this one. • Spotted: Saffron Hill, Camden, London, EC1, England, 2012 • Politics: In the Labour constituency of […]

Spitfire Security Systems, Southwark, 2011

“Spitfire Security Systems” burglar alarm, Southwark • Looks like this one’s bought the farm. • Spotted: Webber Street, Southwark, London, SE1, England, 2011 • Politics: In the Liberal Democrat constituency […]

Protection One, City of Westminster, 2010

“Protection One” burglar alarm, City of Westminster • Looks like someone shot it, but I daresay there’s a more prosaic explanation. • Spotted: Great Titchfield Street, City of Westminster, London, […]

Nameless broken alarm, Southwark, 2010

Nameless broken and trapped burglar alarm, Southwark • Broken and trapped, yikes! Can’t quite make out the ex-name. • Spotted: Ufford Street, Southwark, London, SE1, England, 2010 • Politics: In the […]

Abel Alarm, Hackney, 2010

“Abel Alarm” burglar alarm, Hackney • Abel to be bashed in, ha ha. • Spotted: Mare Street, Hackney, London, E8, England, 2010 • Politics: In the Labour constituency of Hackney […]

EJ Security Intruder Alarms, Derby, 2010

“EJ Security Intruder Alarms” burglar alarm, Derby • And after the precious alarms, a few broken ones. • Spotted: Town centre, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1, England, 2010 • Politics: In the […]

Crown Security, City of Westminster, 2012

“Crown Security” burglar alarm, City of Westminster • Not clear if this is faded sticker graffiti or just a random bit of rubbish. Probably the latter. • Spotted: Berwick Street, […]

Chubb, Lambeth, 2012

“Chubb” burglar alarm, Lambeth • Burglar alarms seem to attract sticker graffiti, so starting today, a catch-up of this theme. Balancing on a post near the Southbank Centre’s skateboard hotspot, […]

E.C.I. Electronica, Venice: baroque

“E.C.I. Electronica” burglar alarm, Venice • That’s probably a 15th century building this baroque little bell box is decorating. • Spotted: Calle Del Pistor O Del Lotto, Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy, 2011

Solar Security, Westminster: giant screws

"Solar Security" burglar alarm, City of Westminster • Nice bold old-school type plus giant screws, and it looks like the bulb has fallen off (as I doubt that's a vintage solar cell). • Spotted: Henrietta Street, City of Westminster, London, WC2, England, 2011 • Politics: In the Conservative constituency of Cities of London and Westminster

“Sentinel”, Hereford: shattered

"Sentinel" burglar alarm, Hereford • Same firm as yesterday, much older sounder. Presumably that bit of shattered electronics was a strobe once upon a time. The long-established firm is still around today in Hereford - you can see their current identity here, featuring the popular shield and silhouetted figure tropes.• Spotted: Town centre, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1, England, 2008 • Politics: In the Conservative constituency of Hereford and South Herefordshire