Pond Life on the Underground

London; Underground, Art,
@Ronrybs (19211)
London, England
March 28, 2024 8:35am CST
Lots of artistic events take place in London, even on the Underground. Most Underground Stations have permanent artwork, but there is an entire disused platform at Gloucester Road Station given over to temporary art displays. At the moment it is an exhibition called Pond Life and that about sums what it is about. I liked it. Incidentally in typical British fashion, Gloucester is pronounced Gloster, so if you’ve been unable to find Gloster Road Tube Station, there it is!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471390)
• Switzerland
28 Mar
Those are beautiful, it is such a long time that I do not come to London. I remember our teacher was picky about how to pronounce Gloucester.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471390)
• Switzerland
29 Mar
@Ronrybs - I agree, very confusing for those who are not of native language.
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Fleur
@Fleura (30358)
• United Kingdom
28 Mar
@Ronrybs I blame the Romans! (At least for the 'cester' place-names)
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19211)
• London, England
28 Mar
I like to stop at Gloucester Road for a look-see. Rather weird these spellings and pronunciations over here!
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180559)
• United States
28 Mar
That's pretty cool, really something different.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19211)
• London, England
28 Mar
There has been some fascinating work there, always worth a stop for a look
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50216)
• United States
16 Apr
I like the turtle one the best.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50216)
• United States
16 Apr
@Ronrybs that is a good question. A bit of a mystery.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19211)
• London, England
16 Apr
They are quite something. I do wonder how they got them down there
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19211)
• London, England
16 Apr
@Tampa_girl7 Thinking about it, they'd use an engineer train, just like a truck with crane. They could load it up outside and roll it to the spot. Maybe!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339744)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar
That's a great idea to have temporary or permanent displays in such places.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19211)
• London, England
29 Mar
Always worth a look at the station on my travels
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Dena Miller
@Dena91 (16608)
• United States
29 Mar
Very pretty art work on display. Gloucester, I know how to pronounce it because of watching some British television shows and hearing it on them.
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Dena Miller
@Dena91 (16608)
• United States
30 Mar
Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19211)
• London, England
29 Mar
TV! Curse you, giving away our secrets!
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Greenery8
@grenery8 (10479)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
28 Mar
i hope they won't fall over on the rails very cool exhibition
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19211)
• London, England
29 Mar
So far nothing has fallen on the rails, but I guess there is a first time for everything!
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Greenery8
@grenery8 (10479)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
30 Mar
@Ronrybs i guess too though, i feel security is strong there
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
28 Mar
I know the pronunciation..
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139631)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Apr
I like the turtle plate it looks nice.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19211)
• London, England
17 Apr
They are about ten feet across, a tadge large to hang on the wall!
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Fleur
@Fleura (30358)
• United Kingdom
28 Mar
It's nice that they're using it for something interesting.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19211)
• London, England
28 Mar
Yes, there has been some good stuff over the years
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Thelma
@thelme55 (77004)
• Germany
16 Apr
They look beautiful. It would be nice to see them real.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19211)
• London, England
17 Apr
That is why I like to pop into Glouster Road, usually something interesting on show