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  Animal Statues in London 4 Highams Park       This stainless steel sculpture by Barnaby Barford marks the place where British Xylonite's Halex factory stood between 1897 and 1971. For most of that time, having invented celluloid,  Halex had pretty much a worldwide monopoly on the manufacture of table tennis balls.           The 40mm holes in the sculpture are the exact diameter of a table tennis ball.      ..... at the 2016 Highams Park Festival people were invited to create a 'wishing wall' by writing a single word on table tennis balls expressing the thing they wanted the most.        Wood sculptor Marshall Lambert created the  Highams Park trail of animal sculptures.      The owl mural (2016) was painted by Jane Mutiny who specialises in conservation and wildlife art.       This sculpture (from two angles) can be found in The Highams Park , close to Humphrey'...

  Penge Murals      April, 2025: Penge (or anywhere 'sarf of the river') would seem an unlikely place for a day trip in springtime. But it's only 30 minutes from Whitechapel on the Windrush Line (formerly Overground) and has some wonderful street art (and a Wetherspoons). Notable Penge people include bassist Bill Wyman and plumber Thomas Crapper.       See  https://streetartcities.com   for locations. Historian by Abraham.O The history of Moors and Christians or Historians is a traditional dance from El Salvador and also from other areas of Latin America. This dance was incorporated by the Iberian conquerors in the colonization stage of the American continent. In it they represented religious and war aspects. Mister Tris             Chica                                          Biosphere Tears by Rocket01 Zo...