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- It is an easy assumption but sadly, it isn’t true. Still, the Catford cat has quite a story behind it. The iconic cat has been clambering the sign for the Catford Shopping Centre since it was installed in the 1974.
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Mar 20, 2017 · Installed in the 1970s, the giant black and white feline that sits atop the Catford Shopping Centre sign isn’t just a cheeky reference to the name of the district, it’s also become a popular...
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Apr 3, 2017 · Now, however, the Catford Cat is more relevant to Catford than cattle have ever been. You really know you’ve entered Catford once you catch sight of the iconic fibreglass structure. It is Catford’s landmark, and here is a brief history of the eponymous, iconic, unmatched, Catford Cat.
Catford is a town in the south-east London borough of Lewisham, and it has a notable and appropriate landmark — a giant fibreglass cat guarding the entrance to a shopping centre called the Catford Centre.
- The punning tube station. "Say what you see," the host of Catchphrase advises. That applies on the Victoria line, where each station boasts a tile pattern that reflects the area in some way.
- And another one... Yes, it was Brixton. Equally punny is the fellow Victoria line station of Warren Street. Here, the tile artist has gone for a maze design suggestive of a warren.
- The black horse of Blackhorse Road. On a related theme, Blackhorse Road, the penultimate stop on the Victoria line heading north, bears two pictorial representations of its name.
- A dog in a kennel... where could we be? Lurking in the bushes of St Francis's Park can be found this peculiar likeness of a dog emerging from a kennel.
Jan 13, 2017 · Catford cat is a modern term taken on in the last couple of centuries. It was originally I believe called Cattle Ford after the bridge that allowed the cattle etc.,to cross the river at Catford Hill to get to market at Lewisham (hamlet of Lewis community).
Sep 23, 2021 · The Catford Cat. Today, Catford is the site of the Catford Bridge and the Catford Cat, a huge black and white fiberglass cat that sits atop the “Catford Centre” sign. As you can see below, the mischievous-looking cat reaches down to the letter F in the sign.
