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The Gang of Three went up to London on a damp day with an occasional sprinkle of sunshine. It was delightfully cool but wet...	The colouring in the tunnel to Granary Square is now vivid		Prettier pastel colouring at
	A memorial paying tribute to the 173 people who died in the Bethnal Green Tube disaster during World War Two. 27 men, 84 women and 62 children were killed when 300 people were caught in a crush in the east London Tube entrance on 3. 3. 43. The Crowds were rushing into the underground when one woman tripped, causing other people to fall and they were crushed in the pitch black. It was estimated about 300 people were wedged in the stairwell which measured about 4.5 metres by 3.4 metres (15 ft by 11 ft). The Stairway to Heaven Memorial was unveiled at a ceremony attended by survivors of the tragedy.
Umbrella man	London Buddhist Centre		A Buddha sculpted by Chintamani, a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order
mats and cushions in the prayer rooms
mats and cushions in the prayer rooms	Another Buddha by Chintamani		Tiger lilies
A well named pub	Wonderful mosaics outside Globe Primary School

Maud Milton Mosaics and Artyface The theme was animals from around the globe as it was for Globe Primary School, and everything in the design was drawn by children in Artyface workshops. Hundreds of patterned handmade ceramic tiles were made with the very youngest children to include in the mosaic. With a team of 2 of the regular Artyface crew, Maud and up to 8 volunteers put the mosaics up then grouted and polished them. The gorgeous mosaics attracted volunteers to help work from the neighbourhood as young as 6 and up to 50. One elderly gentleman must have been in his late 80’s stopped to praise the work, he had attended the school and even slept and lived in it during the war when his family lost not one but 2 homes in the Blitz. We would like to thank Ardex, Fired Earth and Reed Harris tiles for donations of materials as well as the fabulous volunteers who have helped to make this project even better and bigger than it would have otherwise have been. Also special thanks to the school for generously putting the mosaic outside on the street, and to all who laid a tile from every child, teacher, parent, caretaker, cooks and all: you know who you are!





Quite right!	Traditional Pub	Some camels	Houses above put up by the East End Dwellings Co. Ltd.
Tree trunk embedded in the railings			Houses above put up by the East End Dwellings Co. Ltd.
Blue door	Tower Hamlet's York Hall	Another old fashioned pub	Museum of Childhood
Beaky family	Magnificent space		Pile of pirates
Dolls' House	A Boy in a Top Hat by John Opie RA	Exhibit
V & A Museum of Childhood	Alley in the rain	Hearse waiting for the coffin
Greys	Hearse	Graffiti	Waiting outside the pub
Pie and mash	Mars		Be aware of bees
	More bee promotion	Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS FLS FZS FSA FRSGS	Somber building and graffiti
Penny-farthing		Africans	Shouting match
Kat's car		Bottle too indistinct
		We had an expensive and not very tasty lunch at 'The Owl and the Pussy Cat' in Shoreditch	Jump bike and Pride bike
			Jump bike and Pride bike
Lines and bikes			Contrast
			Lots of graffiti around Shoreditch High Street
Snake tail
We visited Brick Lane graffiti now quite as exciting as sometimes
			Twinned with a lamp post in Athens Greece
Hermit crab
	Thief	Vultures	Another wonderful eye

			Hegehog
	What are they filming for?
		We set off home from Aldgate East and arrived home just before it rained very heavily