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One of the charms of Britain is some of the great place names. The residents of Ugley must hate telling people their address.

  • (c) Copyright - Raphael Kessler 2011 - England - Ugley
  • (c) Copyright - Raphael Kessler 2011 - England - Ugley
  • (c) Copyright - Raphael Kessler 2011 - England - Ugley

The Police forces in the UK are the only ones left in the world who do not carry firearms as standard practice. In Hamptonshire the constabulary have experimented with a system of baffling the criminals by wearing pantomime costumes. Think about it, it would be more difficult to shoot or abuse a police officer with a Viking helmet or one with an England flag wig on, as it would seem anti-patriotic (photo 1) although it is appreciated that they are wearing emblems that are emblematic of what they do (the two coppers in photo 1 are wearing pig's snouts, or maybe not). The policeman in the second photo is showing the piratical half-blind nature of the constabulary.

  • (c) Copyright - Raphael Kessler 2011 - England - Police
  • (c) Copyright - Raphael Kessler 2011 - England - Police
Don't be deluded these are real police officers. ---- Who can you trust?

Driving around the Isle of Dogs, in London's Docklands, saw this quite probably the world's most baffling traffic light. We then worked out it is actually a sculpture, at first it just had us confused.

  • (c) Copyright - Raphael Kessler 2011 - England - Traffic light sculpture
  • (c) Copyright - Raphael Kessler 2011 - England - Traffic light sculpture
  • (c) Copyright - Raphael Kessler 2011 - England - Traffic light sculpture

At a concert I went to, these miniature bikers were enjoying the attention they got.

(c) Copyright - Raphael Kessler 2011 - England - Miniature bikers
 

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