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Snails on stones — art in Aldgate

If you head to Aldgate at the moment, you might come across a stone wall with some curious creatures on it.

Southwark’s dog on a pole with a bowl — and Charles Dickens

Opposite Southwark tube station is a tall pole, and on top of the pole is a dog and a bowl, and they are there in memory of Charles Dickens.

Find the Fleet Street sundial

If you look up on the side of a building on Fleet Street you'll see what looks like a mural of old newspapers - but it's actually a sundial.

In Marylebone, a large stone plaque celebrates Charles Dickens

Normally, buildings occupied by someone famous get a small blue plaque, but when you're Charles Dickens, you get a huge stone mural instead.

A cluster of tiny artworks near Covent Gardens

Near Covent Garden, a newish development of shops on Mercers Walk has recently added a cluster of tiny artworks that provide a bit of a treasure hunt to seek out.

The maternity sculpture by Denmark Hill station

Outside what looks like a row of houses, but aren't, is a large metal sculpture, representing maternity, by the Greek sculptor, Fanis Rachoutis.

Paddington has trapped a man inside a clock

Just outside Paddington Station is a new clock, and trapped inside is a man who has to perpetually keep cleaning the face and drawing new hands on the glass.

New artwork appears at Brixton tube station

A new work of art has appeared in the entrance to Brixton tube station, called 5 more minutes and is by London based artist Joy Labinjo.

Piccadilly Circus lights to show a Trompe-l’oeil through November

Each evening in November, the huge advertising boards at Piccadilly Circus are being replaced with a video art commission.

There’s a statue of a dead parrot in Greenwich

Thousands of people walk past it, but hardly any will ever notice that they just walked past the statue of a dead parrot.

A London tube station roof is filled with brightly coloured art

If you go onto the roof of Temple tube station at the moment, the formerly grey terrace is a riot of colours, as the entire half-acre space has been filled in with patterned flooring tiles.,

Maida Vale’s double-decker telephone box

Just outside a former Telephone Exchange on Hall Road in Maida Vale is something very strange - a telephone box that's twice the normal height.

Augmented reality beasties hanging around London Wall

If you wander around London Wall at the moment and peer through your smartphone's scrying eye, you might see hidden beasts coming out to play.

Take a trip along the “Illuminated River” Thames

What is said to be the longest art installation in the world can be found in London, and is the lighting up of the bridges across the Thames.

Steel artwork on the corner of Marylebone Lane & Wigmore Street

At the junction of Wigmore Street and Marylebone Lane is a striking piece of modern art hanging within the frame of a new office block.

There’s a pride of painted lions in the West End

If you head into the west end at the moment, there's a load of painted lions on the streets mostly around Piccadilly and St James.

London’s Public Art: Unfurl by Eilís O’Connell

On a side street in Kensington can be found a large bronze petal slowly unfurling.

London’s Public Art: Two Pupils

On a side street in Chelsea is a sculpture of two children playing, and they were made by a man who also designed a number of costumes for Doctor Who.

Follow a public art sculpture trail in the City of London

Dotted around the eastern half of the City of London can be found a lot of public art, as part of the City's annual Sculpture in the City project.

There’s an octopus at Liverpool Street station

If you head to Liverpool Street station at the moment, there's an octopus sitting next to one of the entrances - as a charity art trail.

Huge mural appears on the side of a Holbon hotel

A few months ago, a huge mural appeared on the side of a hotel near Holborn, by the freehand mural painter, Dan Kitchener.

Covent Garden to be filled with neon art next month

Next month, Covent Garden will be filled with neon signs, as part of a display by the artist Chila Burman, who was also responsible for covering the Tate Britain in neon signs last Christmas.

See a “walking” boat on the Thames

Over the next few weeks, a walking boat will be in the Thames around Battersea - and yes, it's art.

Marble Arch Mound adds a lights display

When it opens to the public later this month, the Marble Arch Mound will also feature a one-off light exhibition by W1Curates, called Lightfield, lead by British/American artist, Anthony James.