Tom Anderson wrote:
On Wed, 13 May 2009, John Rowland wrote:

Chiswick...
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...3. 5,,1,10.46
The ground inside the dome is noticeably curved downward.

Also some odd brickwork in Wimbledon - what's the purpose of it?
Maybe a tree root used to go through there.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...52.84,,1,18.79

John, do you keep records of all these oddities? You've got enough to
make a glossy coffee-table book by now. All you'd need is to get
someone (one of the many UTLers with a decent camera and some spare
time) to come on board to do the photos, and for you to type up the
results of your inquiries.

I take it you've never been impressed by *my* photos... anyway, since the
one thing that all of these have in common is that I'm baffled by them, I
would seem to be uniquely qualified to not write such a book. I might
contribute some to this page, though...
http://knowledgeoflondon.com/curiosities.html . I had no idea that French
cannon captured in the Battle Of Trafalgar were used as bollards! I still
don't have any clues about this exquisitely formed wooden bollard, though.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&.... 82,,2,12.31