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Leyton Marshes
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Days out & attractions in Leyton Marshes
Days out around Leyton Marshes – hills, nature reserves, museums, parks and more, including 5 in Leyton Marshes itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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Forest Lane Park
Forest Gate · 1.2 miles
Jan,Nov,Dec Mo-Fr 07:00-16:45; Feb Mo-Fr 07:00-17:30; Mar Mo-Fr 07:00-18:30; Apr Mo-Fr 07:00-20:00; May Mo-Fr 07:00-20:45; Jun Mo-Fr 07:00-21:15; Jul Mo-Fr 07:00-21:00; Aug Mo-Fr 07:00-20:30; Sep Mo-Fr 07:00-19:15; Oct Mo-Fr 07:00-18:15
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Martyrs Memorial
Stratford New Town · 1.2 miles
A 19th-century monument in Stratford New Town marks the site where a group of eleven men and two women were executed for their Protestant convictions during the Marian persecutions of 1556. The stone column stands in St John’s churchyard on Stratford Broadway and was raised in 1879 to honour those who suffered at the hands of the authorities. Designed by J T Newman, the structure comprises an ornate hexagonal shaft topped by a twelve-sided spire that reaches approximately 65 feet. One face bears a terra-cotta relief panel that reproduces an illustration from Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, while the remaining sides list the names of the thirteen individuals, together with Elizabeth Warne, Stephen Harwood, Hugh Laverock, John Apprice, Patrick Packingham and the Reverend Thomas Rose, whose fates were linked to the same period of religious turmoil. The memorial was financed through public subscription, the appeal being chaired by Rev William Jay Bolton, Vicar of Stratford. Its unveiling on 2 August 1879 was conducted under the auspices of the Earl of Shaftesbury, whose address reflected the anti-Catholic sentiment of the time. Contemporary commentary in The Graphic criticised the polarising tone of the speech. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed structure, with Historic England confirming its protected status. Visitors can view the memorial within the churchyard, where the surrounding setting remains unchanged since its erection.
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William Shakespeare
Maryland · 1.2 miles
Statue in garden of William Shakespeare at West Ham Precinct of the University of East London
Olympic Bell
Fish Island · 1.2 miles
A striking feature of the Olympic Park is the Olympic Bell, a bronze monument commissioned for the 2012 London Olympic Games and now displayed near the former stadium. Cast in 2012, the bell measures about 2 metres in height with a 3.34-metre diameter and weighs roughly 23 tonnes, making it the second-heaviest bell in Europe after Cologne’s Petersglocke and the largest harmonically tuned bell worldwide. Its main pitch is the note B, and the surface bears the inscription “London 2012” together with a line from *The Tempest*: “Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises”, plus the Whitechapel Bell Foundry’s name and coat of arms. The casting process involved the Whitechapel Bell Foundry’s design work, subcontracting the actual pour to Royal Eijsbouts in the Netherlands, and contributions from twenty companies across three countries. After being tested in the stadium at midnight on 1 June 2012, the bell was positioned for the opening ceremony, later moved to make space for the cauldron, and stored within the park until its re-erection on a support structure outside the stadium in May 2016. Although the bell was featured symbolically during the opening ceremony—Bradley Wiggins “ringed” it mechanically and it sounded at key musical moments—it is not currently rung, as authorities consider the sound could disturb nearby residents. The monument remains a permanent memorial within the Olympic Park, accessible to visitors exploring the site.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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