Optix Fire & Security Ltd, Camden, 2013

Optix Fire & Security Ltd, Bastion Highwalk, Camden, London, EC2, England, 2013

Matrix Fire & Security, Aylesbury, 2010

Matrix Fire & Security, Cambridge Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20, England, 2010

1066 Fire & Security 24 Hour, Hastings, 2014

1066 Fire & Security 24 Hour, Marine Court, St Leonards, […]

Eastbourne Fire & Security, Hastings, 2014

Eastbourne Fire & Security, George Street, Hastings, East Sussex, 2014 […]

Swift QES Fire & Security, Coventry, 2013

Swift QES Fire & Security, Cope Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1, England, 2013 • Similar to this, which doesn’t have the QES.

TH White, Salisbury, 2007

“TH White” burglar alarm, Salisbury • And finally a classic old-style monogram; there’s more info here. • Spotted: Town centre, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1, England, 2007 • Politics: In the Conservative […]

County Fire & Security, Shrewsbury, 2014

“County Fire & Security” burglar alarm, Shrewsbury • Again one I’ve not seen before or since, sadly a bit blurry. • Spotted: Mardol, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1, England, 2014 • Politics: In […]

TecServ UK, Leeds, 2014

“TecServ UK” burglar alarm, Leeds • I’ve featured a different TecServ bell box here, still with a padlock in its eye. • Spotted: Boar Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1, England, 2014 • Politics: […]

Chris Lewis Fire & Security, Oxford, 2012

“Chris Lewis Fire & Security” burglar alarm, Oxford • About as oval as you can get. • Spotted: Park End Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1, England, 2012 • Politics: In the […]

Cannon Fire & Security, Bristol, 2013

“Cannon Fire & Security” burglar alarm, Bristol • One of Cannon’s multifarious logos, this time featuring a semi-oval, aka a “swoosh”. • Spotted: West Street, Bristol, Avon, BS2, England, 2013 […]

BAC Fire & Security, Bristol, 2011

“BAC Fire & Security” burglar alarm, Bristol • A close-up of the bell box I featured on the attractive multi-headed building here. • Spotted: St Nicholas Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1, […]

Delta Fire and Security, Islington, 2004

“Delta Fire and Security” burglar alarm, Islington • Surprisingly I couldn’t find any Gamma burglar alarms (that being the third letter of the Greek alphabet and quite a good name), […]

Concept Fire & Security, Cardiff, 2012

“Concept Fire & Security” burglar alarm, Cardiff • Ah, conceptual art. Which means this burglar alarm is art – simply because I say it is. • Spotted: Womanby Street, Cardiff, South […]

MFS, Coventry: Stasi

“MFS Midland Fire and Security Systems Alarm Systems” burglar alarm, Coventry • Bet you didn’t know MFS could stand for “Ministerium für Staatssicherheit”, aka East German security bastards the Stasi. […]

SSG Fire & Security, Bristol: earthy

"SSG Fire & Security" burglar alarm, Bristol • Starting today: astronomy and the heavens. So let's begin close to home, with a worryingly tilted planet earth. • Spotted: Broadmead, Bristol, Avon, BS1, England, 2013 • Politics: In the Liberal Democrat constituency of Bristol West

Wessex Fire & Security: updated

"Wessex Fire & Security" burglar alarm, Shaftesbury • I first featured the Wessex owl here, and it's one of my all-time favourites. The firm has just updated their identity, so I'm happy to report that they've kept the wise old bird: far more charming the fierce beasts popular in more urban areas, and an appealing contrast to the dull corporate-type bell box designs that seem to be proliferating. • Spotted: Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7, England, 2013 • Politics: In the Conservative constituency of North Dorset