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London On The Ground

Emily Young's serene stone angels near St Paul's need to be seen

See the angel heads by Britain's "greatest living stone sculptor" on public display next to St Paul's. Five angel heads by Emily Young,...

London On The Ground

Spitting image: Ben Wilson turns used chewing gum into art

Cross the Millennium Bridge and see tiny artworks painted on old chewing gum in the grid of the walkway. For years I walked across the...

London On The Ground

London knights: Cnihtengild statue guards Devonshire Square

Unusual bronze sculpture evokes a guild of knights of 1,000 years ago. This impressive work of art in the east of the City of London was...

London On The Ground

Monument to the slave trade: Gilt of Cain in Fen Court

A poem and sculpture hidden away in the City of London commemorates the abolition of the slave trade. Sculpted by Michael Visocchi with...

London On The Ground

Norman Foster vs the tree & Wren

A City building pays its respects to Christopher Wren and a London plane tree. The City of London contains some of the most expensive...

LONDON on the Ground