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Where are the best cherubs in town?
Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
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Where are the best cherubs in town? ... On Kensington High Street, near Sole Trader or thereabouts (opp the tube) is an old drinking water font in which a cherub kindly looks on at whosoever once sampled the waters. What I’d like to know is, when the fume-filled rain has eaten my sandstone friend and nothing r...
Can anyone recommend some hidden London landmarks?
Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active about 1 month ago
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I’m after a challenge to visit some of the hidden London landmarks that normally get overlooked. Things like Karl Marx’ grave. Any ideas? Garkbit
What are your Landmarks of Rock?
Posted by cutta about 1 year ago
Last active 2 months ago
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I was just reading about a new(ish) rock history tourist guide that lists “locations associated with some of the greatest musicians and bands from the 50s to present day”. It sounded interesting, but sadly it’s rubbish. Here’s a link, although I wouldn’t bother clicking unless you don’t know where Abbey Road Studios...
What are your favourite lesser-known landmarks in London?
Posted by jondesouza about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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I can’t quite believe that this hasn’t been asked before (and I’ve looked so I’m pretty confident it hasn’t) but what are your favourite landmarks in London? I’m not really looking for the obvious ones that always get trotted out in lists like this such as Westminster Abbey or th...
Which London view makes you happy?
Posted by Pandini about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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I’ve recently been in the USA and saw the wonders of the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Sedona and more. These are stunning, beautiful places. Then, yesterday, I was in Cambridgeshire and saw fields of rape against a beautiful blue sky with just a few clouds lazily basking in it. It made me remember that Engl...
Who wants to help me get Graffiti Labs to London?
Posted by Provdes about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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Just a thought at the moment but I came across the most excellent use of lasers, projectors and Graffiti the other night. These guys from Rotterdam developed a system that allowed them to draw with light onto the side of a building. Not just a little building, but a feck off towerblock. See them in action her...
London's the wrong way round
Posted by mydogminton about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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I’ve got a mobile phone. It’s a Samsung D900 (quite good but a couple of easily avoidable problems, thanks for asking). By default the ‘wallpaper’ on the screen is a slightly animated picture of the houses of parliament from across the Thames. This picture changes gradually throughout th...
