Spot a "Mind the Gap" sign
On any Underground platform find a yellow MIND THE GAP painted on the platform edge or a sign. Photograph the warning.
Spot a bagpiper
Find a bagpiper in full kilt playing on the Royal Mile, Princes Street or in front of the Castle. Photograph the pipes mid-tune.
Spot a Banksy or street artist
Find a piece of London street art (Banksy original, Stik figure, or any Shoreditch wall). Photograph the work.
Spot a Beefeater
Find a Yeoman Warder (Beefeater) in their red-and-gold uniform at the Tower of London. Photograph the costume from across the cobbles.
Spot a black London cab
Find a classic black Hackney carriage on the road or at a rank. Photograph the rounded silhouette with the FOR HIRE light on if you can.
Spot a black taxi For Hire light
Find a black cab with its yellow FOR HIRE light glowing (meaning you can hail it). Photograph the light against the dark cab.
Spot a black taxi in Manchester
Find a black hackney cab on a Manchester rank or street. Photograph the cab.
Spot a blue plaque
Find a round blue plaque on a London building (English Heritage marks the homes of famous past residents). Photograph the plaque close-up.
Spot a Camden punk
Walk into Camden Town and find punk fashion: leather, mohawks, Doc Martens, fishnet, the lot. Photograph the storefront or the look.
Spot a Castlefield canal lock
Walk to Castlefield and find a canal lock or warehouse. Photograph the canal with the brick warehouse.
Spot a closes alley sign
In the Old Town find a "Close" alley sign (Mary King's Close, Advocate's Close, Anchor Close). Photograph the narrow alley behind the sign.
Spot a curry mile sign in Rusholme
Find a Wilmslow Road / Curry Mile sign or a curry-house front (Rusholme). Photograph the sign.
Spot a fish and chips parcel
Find a Scottish fish and chips parcel at a chippy on the Royal Mile, the Grassmarket or Leith. Photograph the wrapped parcel.
Spot a Greggs sausage roll
Find a Greggs storefront and photograph a sausage roll (the British high-street classic) on a tray.
Spot a Hacienda or Factory Records reference
Find a Hacienda club or Factory Records reference (the Hacienda apartments on Whitworth Street, FAC51 plaques, T-shirts). Photograph the reference.
Spot a haggis dish
Find haggis on a pub menu or plate (often with neeps and tatties, sometimes inside a battered fritter). Photograph the dish.
Spot a Harry Potter reference
Find a Harry Potter reference: The Elephant House café, the Greyfriars Kirkyard gravestones (Tom Riddle), Diagon-Alley-inspired Victoria Street. Photograph the reference.
Spot a Highland cow souvenir
Find a Highland cow (the long-haired ginger breed) on a postcard, soft toy or coffee mug in a souvenir shop. Photograph the shaggy cow.
Spot a John Rylands Library reading-room window
Walk to the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on Deansgate. Photograph the gothic exterior or the famous reading-room interior (no flash inside).
Spot a London bus stop
Find a red TfL bus stop with the digital timetable display. Photograph the bus-stop pole and timetable.
Spot a London Christmas wreath / Mayfair facade
In Mayfair or Marylebone, find a Georgian townhouse facade with a flower-box, wreath or ironwork. Photograph the elegant frontage.
Spot a London phone box library
Some old phone boxes have been converted into mini libraries, defibrillators or coffee kiosks. Find a repurposed phone box and photograph the inside.
Spot a London pigeon on a statue
Find a London pigeon perched on a statue (Nelson on his column, any of the lions in Trafalgar Square). Photograph the irreverent gathering.
Spot a London Underground roundel
Find a red-and-blue Underground roundel at any tube entrance. Photograph the disc with the station name across the bar.