These are what remains of an art installation (using that term loosely, more like guerrilla artwork) from the late 90s. The artist was making a comment on the recent installations of a new network of CCTV cameras, installing the noses often in full sight of the cameras.
Most of the remaining noses are in Soho although one is all the way down at Admiralty Arch and one right on the edges of Soho up near Covent Garden. Of the remaining 5 one is more a bent nail, but the other four are shown below.
There is nothing quite as much fun as taking a treasure hunt looking for things hiding in plain sight.
View this post on InstagramOne of the Seven Noses of Soho
View this post on InstagramAnother of the Seven Noses of Soho (Meard Street)
View this post on InstagramAnother one, Seven Noses of Soho (Dean Street)
View this post on InstagramLast one today, Seven Noses of Soho (Bateman Street)
Bonus Nose!
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