Londonist: Time Machine

Londonist: Time Machine

When Statues Get Mobbed

The many creative ways we've found to trash our sculptures.

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Matt Brown
May 29, 2024
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Welcome to the this week’s free instalment of Londonist: Time Machine.

Peter Pan tarred and feathered! Queen Anne attacked with an axe! The goddess Demeter smeared in jam (raspberry!). It sounds like some kind of off-kilter apocalypse, but each incident really happened. In today’s Londonist: Time Machine, I’m going to look at the many historic affronts t…

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