The Pipes of Rushey Green

Jan 242012

contractors replacing Victorian water mains at Rushey Green warn that disruption could last longer than expected after delivery of enigmatic new pipework

[This piece originally appeared in Smoke 16.]

Tagged with: Catford, Matt Haynes, Sculpture

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