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Jul 22, 20262 min
Generations sculpture restored
We are delighted to have unveiled another wonderful piece of London’s post-war public art ‘Generations’ by sculptor Geoffrey Harris (1963) has returned to Camden’s Maitland Park Estate. The sculpture was commissioned by the London County Council as part of its 'Patronage of the Arts' scheme (1956 - 1964), an initiative to bring communities together after the trauma of the Second World War. Designed to sit at the entrance of the newly created estate, ‘Generations’ depicts four abstract...

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Jul 8, 20263 min
Proud Places & Bowie’s House in Bromley
Last week we joined students from Ravens Wood School in Bromley to celebrate the music and legacy of their most famous student, David Bowie, for their wonderful ‘Ravens Woodstock’ event. The event saw extraordinarily talented student performances of Space Oddity, Life on Mars, Starman and Rebel Rebel, poems by the school’s Laureate Kojo and the school’s English teacher Jimmy Bowman, a brilliant DJ set from Brixton Radio and anecdotes from David Bowie’s lifelong friend, collaborator, and...

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Jun 18, 20262 min
Barking Workhouse Plaque restored
We were delighted to unveil this morning a fascinating fragment of Barking's 18th century workhouse, restored and relocated to Abbey Green, Barking. The plaque was once mounted high on the pediment of Barking’s Georgian workhouse and is the only surviving remnant of a building that once dominated Barking's civic life. Demolished in 1936, the workhouse has vanished from the townscape, but the stone plaque spent decades lying in pieces in the kitchen garden at Eastbury Manor House. ...

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