| Life’s little mysteries. on 14:40 - Nov 14 with 2813 views | dmm |
It's a funny little story, if true. Originally the number ten was painted on but the signwriter got it wrong. He painted the numerals in standard 'Trajan' font but the zero was a capital letter O and not a number. It appears to have stayed that way ever since. |  | |  |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 15:06 - Nov 14 with 2788 views | johncharles |
It’s definitely the letter O and not the number 0. |  |
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| Life’s little mysteries. on 15:27 - Nov 14 with 2733 views | PlanetHonneywood |
It signifies the inhabitant, slightly crooked! |  |
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| Life’s little mysteries. on 15:33 - Nov 14 with 2723 views | dmm |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 15:27 - Nov 14 by PlanetHonneywood |
It signifies the inhabitant, slightly crooked! |
Too kind, John. Far, far too kind. | | | |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 16:09 - Nov 14 with 2668 views | colinallcars |
Why don't electric irons have an on/off switch? |  | | |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 17:50 - Nov 14 with 2582 views | CamberleyR |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 15:06 - Nov 14 by johncharles |
It’s definitely the letter O and not the number 0. |
Got any O's?
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| Life’s little mysteries. on 18:00 - Nov 14 with 2548 views | qprxtc |
It’s the gateway to the seven circles of hell. |  | | |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 20:03 - Nov 14 with 2460 views | GloryHunter |
Trajan font. The Romans only used capital letters. And they didn't have a zero. So yes, it's a capital "O", not a zero. The carpenter who fitted the original numbers rotated the O so that it was the same height top-to-bottom as the 1.
More interesting facts here:
https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/research/10-downing-street/ |  | | |
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| Life’s little mysteries. on 20:10 - Nov 14 with 2445 views | PunteR |
The letterbox and door knob look the wrong way round as well.
Chippie had a nightmare there. |  |
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| Life’s little mysteries. on 20:23 - Nov 14 with 2424 views | ted_hendrix |
The first step is showing signs of subsidance, this is probably due to the fat c unt bringing home too many bags of frozen Aunt Bessies crinkle cut chips and far too many Double Big Mac's and Mixed Berry Muffin's when he finishes work at about 2.00pm every day.
That's what I reckon anyway. |  |
| My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic. |
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| Life’s little mysteries. on 20:28 - Nov 14 with 2411 views | PunteR |
There should be a door mat outside so they can wipe the shit off on their way out as well.. | |
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| Life’s little mysteries. on 22:08 - Nov 14 with 2319 views | Loftgirl |
Why does no-one need a key and how does it magically open when someone goes in? |  | | |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 06:43 - Nov 15 with 2192 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 22:08 - Nov 14 by Loftgirl |
Why does no-one need a key and how does it magically open when someone goes in? |
There is always someone in that’s why.
Got to go in there once. It’s a fcking Tardis! |  | | |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 07:25 - Nov 15 with 2151 views | dmm |
Another little interesting snippet on No 10.
During renovations in the late 50s, it was discovered the bricks were actually yellow but had been blackened by two centuries of smog. It was decided, in order to retain the famous aesthetic, that the newly-cleaned yellow bricks would be painted black. | | | |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 09:12 - Nov 15 with 2050 views | johann28 |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 07:25 - Nov 15 by dmm |
Another little interesting snippet on No 10.
During renovations in the late 50s, it was discovered the bricks were actually yellow but had been blackened by two centuries of smog. It was decided, in order to retain the famous aesthetic, that the newly-cleaned yellow bricks would be painted black. |
The door is made out of steel, and the letterbox is fake. It was originally oak but got replaced in early 90s due to the IRA stuff going on. |  | | |
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