Books About Town was a public art event in London during summer 2014 to promote literacy.
There were 50 BookBenches scattered around central London.
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The Railway Children
- E. Nesbit - One Red Shoe (Fiona and Neil Osborne) -
Discover Greenwich
(24-Jul-2014)

This book bench was a prime place for the
Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival
and Mooch liked the giant lobsters!
(08-Sep-2014)
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Girl Engrossed [Girl reading The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4]
- Sue Townsend -
Andrea Joseph -
St Alfege Passage / St Alfege churchyard
(24-Jul-2014)
![Mooch monkey at Books About Town in London 2014 - 47 Girl Engrossed [Girl reading The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4]](images/bookbench_047a.jpg)
Mooch says: always check the ends of the benches and other detailing!
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Around the World in Eighty Days
- Jules Verne - Valerie Osment -
Stanfords, Long Acre (basement)
(17-Jul-2014)
49
The World's Biggest Flipbook
- Jeremy Banx - Jeremy Banx -
Waterloo Station concourse
(17-Jul-2014)
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The Capital of the Imagination - Peter Pan
- J.M. Barrie - Laura Elizabeth Bolton -
Festival Gardens / St Pauls churchyard / New Change
(17-Jul-2014)