Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Warehouse Wednesday: London taximan's shelter

Taximans shelter front

Can you get more London than this?

Anyone who has looked at the Wills plastic kit range since the late 1980s will be familiar with this prototype - a wooden shelter/cafe for cab drivers. These tiny little buildings used to be dotted around the capital providing respite for those locked away in their black cabs for most of the day. 

Nowadays, there are only 13 shelters left. This one is on the corner of Russel Square, close to the British Museum and a pub I was meeting some friends for a  drink later. 




Taximans shelter back

Tea only costs £1 for the public - one of the best bargains in London?

1 comment:

James Finister said...

There is a lot of work to be done to turn the Wills kit into something like that