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“Krypto Security”, Lambeth: Dracula’s castle
“Krypto Security” burglar alarm, Lambeth • Yet another Krypto – I love Krypto sounders. Especially this nicely-drawn design, which sports a proper turreted castle (unlike yesterday’s prisony thing)...
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“Armour Alarms”, Camden: aaaargh
“Armour Alarms” burglar alarm, Camden • Aaargh, enough red shield alarms already. Can’t we go back to the yellow ones? • Spotted: Finchley Road, Camden, London, NW3, England, 2007 • Politics: In the...
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“ASE”, Marlborough: half-arsed
“ASE” burglar alarm, Marlborough • It nearly says arse, haw haw. • Spotted: Town centre, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8, England, 2007 • Politics: In the Conservative constituency of Devizes
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“A1 Security”, Norwich: traffic cops
“A1 Security Protecting the Community Norwich” burglar alarm, Norwich • This piece of DIY heraldry conjures up the police force with its badge, checkers, and ribband reading “Protecting the...
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“Brocks Alarms”, Islington: non-faded
“Brocks Alarms” burglar alarm, Islington • You don’t see too many of these old Brocks boxes with the lion and shield on; normally they are plain white with just the logo at the top. I never know...
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“Ace Security”, Islington: 1970s non-disco
“Ace Security” burglar alarm, Islington • A 1970s disco logo for a 1970s non-disco group: Ace, a bunch of hairy be-flared musos notable mainly for the very successful single “How Long”, which was top...
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“SOS Security Group”, Lambeth: 1970s disco
“SOS Security Group” burglar alarm, Lambeth • Although I have a category called “1970s disco“, that’s for 1970s-looking typography. Whereas this old sounder shares a name with an actual 1970s disco...
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“Guardwell Ltd”, Camden: self-explanatory
“Guardwell Ltd” burglar alarm, Camden • A name that falls into the “does what it says on the can” category – I doubt there are any firms called Guardbad. Note also the nice retrofuturist “GW”...
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“HSS Alarms”, Tower Hamlets: yeoman
“HSS Alarms” burglar alarm, Tower Hamlets • HSS used to be based in Harlow, so I reckon HSS stands for Harlow Security Systems. Aptly for a sounder located in Tower Hamlets, it pictures a Beefeater –...
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“Broadsword Security”, Cirencester: battle-ready
“Broadsword Security Services” burglar alarm, Cirencester • This shows Broadsword’s current identity – and rather brilliantly, there’s an animated sword on their website. But if you’d prefer...
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“Essex Security Services”, Tower Hamlets: not scimitars
“Essex Security Services” burglar alarm, Tower Hamlets • Courtesy of Essex Security Services, already heavily featured on this blog, come what I at first thought were three scimitars – curved sabres...
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Eyed ghost alarm, Camden: screwy peepers
Ghost burglar alarm (eyed), Camden • Nearly a year ago I featured some ex-burglar alarms, which as I explained at the time, come in two forms: ghosts, where they’ve been fully removed, leaving just a...
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Bank ghost alarms, Camden: redundant duo
Ghost burglar alarms (bank), Camden • These ex-sounders are on a Lloyds TSB, but banks haven’t got any money so I guess they don’t need alarms any more – and they used to have two of them! Unless one...
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Mosaic ghost alarm, Lowestoft: swimming pool
Ghost burglar alarm (mosaic), Lowestoft • Almost looks like a mini-swimming pool, though there’s no chance of guessing what sounder was once in it. And there’s a skeleton below it, which I also...
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Ghost under “ADT”, Tower Hamlets: last gasp
Ghost under “ADT” burglar alarm, Tower Hamlets • Now onto ghost alarms that have been cruelly obliterated by newer models. I reckon this round-cornered square can only be the last gasp of a tupperware...
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Ghost under “Chubb”, Camden: supplanted
Ghost under “Chubb” burglar alarm, Camden • Away with you, six-sided ADT (or possibly Modern). You have been supplanted by the mighty three-cornered Chubb. • Spotted: Kilburn High Road, Camden,...
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Ghost under “3D”, Lambeth: usurped
Ghost under “3D Security Systems” burglar alarm, Lambeth • This faint ghost-shadow is pentagonal, which means it’s either an occult symbol, or the final traces of a Shorrock. As for the usurping brand...
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Ghost under “A1 Security”, Norwich: lurking
Ghost under “A1 Security Protecting the Community Norwich” burglar alarm, Norwich • Another one I’ve shown before, but not obvious in that post was the ghostly wire-sharing hexagon lurking behind it....
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“Roding”, Tower Hamlets: wasteland
“Roding Security Services” burglar alarm, Tower Hamlets • Another river-cum-creek, the Roding weaves through Essex before reaching the Thames via Barking Creek and Creekmouth, crossing a strange...
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“TH White”, Marlborough: vintage brand
“TH White” burglar alarm, Marlborough • In lieu of a white Christmas, here’s a White burglar alarm. It bears a classic monogram of the kind popular in the 1920s or even earlier, and the name T.H White...
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