When the team were discussing band names that never were during the superb 100th podcast, they talked about The Fancy Cheese People and Andrew Harrison, I think it was, mentioned the sign at Farringdon. There was a brief discussion as to whether the sign is still there. Spookily I can confirm that it is not; the sign is now inside the house of one of my best friends. He used to get the train into Farringdon every day and the sign amused him. He's in the property game and when he heard that the property with the sign was on was due for redevelopment, he got in touch with the owner and bought it (sign not property!). Much to the dismay of his house proud wife, he has insisted that the sign (which is of not insiginficant size) be put up in his living room. This has come to pass. His proudest moment was when he had the sign laid out in his back garden awaiting hanging in the living room. The Google Earth satellite chose that particular moment to photograph his back garden and the "fancy cheese people" sign could be seen in his garden. He has a print of that next to the sign.

Having just googled "fancy cheese people" it turns out to have been featured in Finistere - a film made to accompany the St Etienne album of he same name. Rock and Cheese Roll!! See link. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/image/0,,1803702,00.html