Hidden and Unfamiliar

It's football season again, and although that means many pubs are full of fans wearing jerseys, drinking beer, and watching tellies, some pubs don't want any of this (my favourite part of this sign is the tiny bit in the old-timey font that proclaims, "Since 1892"):

I had no idea before we lived here, but apparently it's common for pubs (especially those near the stadiums) to be affiliated with the home teams, so that if Arsenal is playing a home game, you don't go into a certain pub unless you're wearing Arsenal colours (red and white). Other pubs near the stadium may then be known as places where "away-fans" can watch the game, and those pubs will be full of the opposing team's colours on game day. Football is serious business over here, in more ways than one! Another sign that caught my interest today was this one:
I've actually been seeing this one all over town recently and keep forgetting to snap a photo--what could it mean? For some reason, I always think of the queen when I see it; the queen with a hubcap covering her face, but the queen nonetheless. Any ideas? After taking photos of signs and images on the street, we wandered into The Photographers' Gallery to take in their latest pair of exhibits. As usual, one exhibit is showing in the main gallery space, while the other adorns the walls of the gallery's tempting café.
The main gallery exhibit, Taryn Simon's An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, was fascinating and disturbing--well worth a visit, either in-person, or online: click on "photographs" on this page to see a small selection of the photos and their informative captions.