Barnes, London
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Barnes is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south-west London, England. It is centred 5.8 miles west south-west of Charing Cross in a bend of the River Thames.
Riverfront buildings in Barnes
Hammersmith Bridge
14 The Terrace, Barnes
Milbourne House (18 Station Road), Barnes
Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine
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Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine is a memorial to glam-rock musician Marc Bolan, from the band T. Rex. It is located on the site where he died in a car crash in Barnes, London, on 16 September 1977. Bolan was
Barnes, London
…with Victorian townhouses and the rest is tree-lined green space. The site of rock musician Marc Bolan's fatal car crash on Queen's Ride in 1977 is now Bolan's Rock Shrine. The memorial receives frequent visits from his fans, and in 1997 a bronze bust of Bolan was installed to mark the twentieth anniversary of his death…
Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine showing the 1997 memorial, and the 2002 bust at the top of the steps
Facial detail of the bust
The Bolan Tree in June 1978