Burglar Alarm Britain

“Crown Security” burglar alarm, Camden • In typical burglar alarm fashion, this acronym has one more letter than the firm’s name; and CSS could stand for many other things, from the USA’s Central Security Service, to Catholic holy order the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata, to Cascading Style Sheets, formatting language of the web. However from the 081 phone number I deduce that this is an earlier incarnation of yesterday’s firm, although the logo is completely different. You still see a lot of bell boxes around with this chunky 1970s-style livery, whose design probably dates from the firm’s founding in 1982. Although not that great – it looks like CSS is floating in a black sea, monarch of the waves – it’s a lot more recognisable than its bland successor, so for brand continuity they should perhaps have evolved it rather than going for a total reboot. • Spotted: Torrington Square, Camden, London, WC1, England, 2011 • Politics: In the Labour constituency of Holborn and St Pancras