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Month: May 2013

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St Bride’s disappears

St Bride’s Church has a wedding cake steeple but at present it is covered up. The church is seen from Bankside and the South Bank.

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New Limehouse figure by Antony Gormley

A new landmark has appeared in the river at Limehouse. It’s life-size metal figure of a man from Antony Gormley’s Another Time series and stands on a mooring post near the shore. The residents of Narrow Street on the north bank have the best view. The man, who at high tide today did not disappear, […]

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Eel Pie Island open day

Eel Pie Island is holding its Summer Open Studios on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June 11am-6pm. This is an opportunity to explore the island, which has a boatyard, and to buy original artwork directly from the resident artists. Credit cards are not accepted. Access is from the Twickenham bank and not the towpath.