{"id":111935,"date":"2019-10-26T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hidden-treasures-a-statue-filled-canal-garden\/"},"modified":"2019-10-26T17:08:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T10:08:45","slug":"hidden-treasures-a-statue-filled-canal-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hidden-treasures-a-statue-filled-canal-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden treasures: a statue-filled canal garden"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGerry Dalton spent decades creating his extraordinary garden dedicated to folk art. Now he\u2019s gone, can it be saved? Photographs by Jill Mead. Words by Alys FowlerOn a thin strip of bank alongside the Grand Union Canal in west London, under the shadow of Ern\u00f6 Goldfinger\u2019s Trellick Tower, is a rather unusual garden: a double row of topiary conifers in front of a plastered wall, which is peppered with bright decorative tiles, crystal doorknobs, busts, plaques and odds and ends from nearby Golborne Road market. Standing to attention in front of the wall is a row of stately figures \u2013 kings, queens, military heroes, poets and Roman emperors \u2013 like three-feet high chess pieces. And if you glimpse behind the wall, you will see a small, paved back garden filled with more statues. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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