Terry Pratchett and Peach Pie Street

The novelist – and knight – Terry Pratchett is a former sub, and so here at The Engine Room we follow his career with some interest (as regular readers of the blog will already know).

On Monday I spotted the following in the Metro free paper (click to see a larger version):


The body copy refers to 'Peace Pie Street' when the photo clearly shows 'Peach Pie Street'. Admittedly, they both make nice names.

(The sign pictured above is "another fantasy-inspired street sign" because the full Metro article also included a photo of 'Treacle Mine Road'. I decided not to scan in the entire thing, but you can see the other photo if you like in the web version of the story – which as I write this still includes the Peace/Peach mistake.)

Here are our previous Pratchett ponderings:

• Arise, sir Terry: former sub Pratchett is knighted

• Independent: Pratchett blooper

• The sign of the relieved canine