| Life’s little mysteries. on 14:40 - Nov 14 with 2812 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 2787 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 2732 views | PlanetHonneywood |
It signifies the inhabitant, slightly crooked! |  |
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| Life’s little mysteries. on 15:33 - Nov 14 with 2722 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 2667 views | colinallcars |
Why don't electric irons have an on/off switch? |  | | |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 17:50 - Nov 14 with 2581 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 2547 views | qprxtc |
It’s the gateway to the seven circles of hell. |  | | |
| Life’s little mysteries. on 20:03 - Nov 14 with 2459 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 2444 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 2423 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 2410 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 2318 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 2191 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 2150 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 2049 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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