“The Hidden Harmony is better than the obvious… Nature loves to hide”

Heraclitus

Tooting lamppost

This lamppost is Grade II listed, and therefore protected for its historical significance. The structure, which is located in Tooting Broadway just outside the tube station, originally had 3 purposes. The first was to illuminate, there are five gas lamps that have recently been restored and are still working. The second purpose was to give directions, with the 4 signs showing the way to Croydon, Wimbledon, Wandsworth and London. The third purpose is perhaps the least obvious at first glance, but four ventilation panels at the base once supplied fresh air to the toilets below, which no longer exist.