Is it a seat? Art? Implement of Torture? Something weird is happening in our fair city. There has been a whole rash of new seating. At least I think it’s meant to be seating. The Play School Model - it's a shame that you can't tell how small these are from the pictures. Maybe the Council had the same problem The first group is clustered mainly around Liverpool Street and I call it the Play School Model. The individual pieces are a bit small and low for seating, are mostly made of metal and are brightly coloured – fire engine red, sky blue, lime green. The only trouble is that they don’t look very comfortable. They are hard and unforgiving and on these cold and frosty mornings I avoid them because I have the feeling that there would be a tearing of flesh should you attempt to get up after sitting on them. Some remind me of preschool desks. Our Mayor is young. On the other hand, I wonder if the purchasing officer ordered them from a catalogue witho...
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