SE23 Arts and Music

Walk preview

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   Step 1: Our walk begins at Forest Hill railway station on the South Circular (A205). Leave the station forecourt and turn right onto the main road

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   Step 2: Follow the A205 under the railway bridge to find Lionel Stanhope's mural, crowdfunded in 2018, and featuring the famous Horniman walrus...

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   Step 3: ...it was cleaned and repainted after another crowdfunder in 2026

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   Step 4: After the bridge, take the first road on your right, Waldram Place. Our next landmark is at the opposite end

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   Step 5: As the Glenlyn Ballroom in the 1960s, this venue played host to The Who, The Kinks, The Hollies and the Rolling Stones, among many others

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   Step 6: Now a banqueting venue, the Glenlyn has gained a slightly different lustre...