26 February 2025

Small remnants of wood block road surface in Shoreditch, EC2

Oooh... I've found more bits of +100year-old wood still embedded in our streets.

Well, your honour, I was wandering along Scrutton Street, London EC2, heading in a south-easterly direction, when I happened upon this manhole cover outside No.44, opposite No.51:

Nice. So I retraced my steps and found more wood in another manhole just a few metres away outside No.48-50 – it was hard to make out the how many segments contain wood being as it was filled with rain that day:


I thought about hunting for more, but the weather was miserably cold and I'd been on my feet all day, so I will check next time I am in the vicinity.

To see all the woodblocks I have found so far, click here. A guided walk on this subject should be available by June via janeslondonwalks.

2 comments:

  1. Ha, I can tell, you are hoping to collect a full Set.

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  2. Ha ha… but there’s no way of knowing when I’ve found them all… Jane.

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