Shakespeare's London

Here's Part IV of my blog about the book benches in London, this one focuses on the Riverside Trail. The Books About Town benches are on display in London until 15 September 2014. Designed to resemble an open book and brightly decorated, each one depicts a different novel celebrating London’s literary connections.

On 7 October the benches will be auctioned to raise funds for the National Literacy Trust which works to raise literacy levels in the UK.

Please note this is a long blog contains 21 photos. Which bench is your favourite?

Shakespeare's London

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

 Great Expectations

Please Look After This Bear Thank You by Michael Bond (This one & War Horse are my favourite benches so far)

 Please Look After This Bear Thank You

 From the Gruffalo to Scarecrows: The World of Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson

 From the Gruffalo to Scarecrows: The World of Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson

The Librarian by Terry Pratchett

 The Librarian

Clarice Bean by Lauren Child

 Clarice Bean

 Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

Through the Looking Glass 

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

How to Train Your Dragon

 Dr Seuss by Theodor Seuss Geisel

Dr Seuss

 War Horse by Michael Morpurgo (One of my favourite benches so far)

 War Horse

 War Horse

If you enjoyed this you may like to see my other Books About Town benches blogs.

The author of this blog is a qualified City of London and City of Westminster Tour Guide who leads guided walks combining world famous landmarks with hidden treasures often missed by the crowds

Tweet