By a total fluke I happen to have taken a photo that perfectly fits today's prompt, A Sign. I was in Covent Garden entering the market itself and I spotted this long list of rules and bye-laws for traders, it dates from the late 1820s. This picture doesn't really give a sense of how large this stone carving is; it's a good 5-6 feet in height and this only shows about 50% of what is there. I like how the differing amounts for the fines conveys a sense of what the Georgians considered acceptable or otherwise.
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