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You'll recognise the Cs - (Coco Chanel of course) and the W represents the second Duke of Westminster who was in love with her and put their initials together on every lamp post in Westminster.
A little unconventional granted, but how romantic.
mardi 28 juillet 2009
Romantic gestures
In my neighbourhood (and throughout all of Westminster) we have lamp posts that tell a story. Each one has two curly 'W's and two double 'C's
You'll recognise the Cs - (Coco Chanel of course) and the W represents the second Duke of Westminster who was in love with her and put their initials together on every lamp post in Westminster.
A little unconventional granted, but how romantic.
You'll recognise the Cs - (Coco Chanel of course) and the W represents the second Duke of Westminster who was in love with her and put their initials together on every lamp post in Westminster.
A little unconventional granted, but how romantic.
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how delightful!! x
RépondreSupprimerWow.. I never knew that! I love it! :) xx
RépondreSupprimerOh wow, I used to walk past these lamp posts all the time and think how suspiciously like the Chanel symbol the 2 C's looked, I never realised it actually stood for that. Thanks for that little fact! xx
RépondreSupprimerThis is great! In our neighbourhood in Vancouver (Yaletown), there were some poems engraved on the sidewalks that in one way or another related to the place. I adore such city secrets! xxx
RépondreSupprimerIs that really true? That's fantastic!
RépondreSupprimerWOW! I never knew that.. love, love.
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