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This is "Bow Bridge" by Walter Steggles. It is undated but I believe that it comes from either the late sixties or early to mid seventies. I gather from conversations on Twitter that the old bridge that Wally painted is now entombed within & underneath the Bow Flyover & roundabout that replaced it. #waltersteggles #bow #e3 #art #eastlondongroup https://www.instagram.com/p/CFEfs6THmS9/?igshid=1bof6zn2iit5a

This is "Bethnal Green" by Walter Steggles from 1928. Sadly, it is only known from this press cutting image but, thankfully, this one is in colour! St Andrew's Church on Viaduct Street is the building in the background with St Andrew's Inststute & Vicarage to the left nearer the viewer. Wally sketched the view on the inside, rear cover of a Bethnal Green Men's Institute exhibition catalogue as you'll see & I believe that his raised viewpoint was due to the fact that he made his sketch from the platform at Bethnal Green Station at Three Colts Lane whilst he was returning home to Chadwell Heath having just visited the exhibition in Bethnal Green Museum. St Andrew's Church was demolished in 1958. The black & white photo was taken just before demolition took place & it is courtesy of the National Monuments Archives. #waltersteggles #eastlondongroup #bethnalgreen #lostchurch https://www.instagram.com/p/CLTv4t_Ho3W/?igshid=6kg2k69am47x

This is "Canal, Mile End" by Walter Steggles from his post war work. Wally had copies of several of his best friend, Elwin Hawthorne's lino cuts & wood-block prints &, as you'll see from the second image, he used Elwin's lino cut of the same title from 1931 as the inspiration for his oil painting. #waltersteggles #mileend #canal #art #eastlondongroup #linocut #oilpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CEBhqn_H0v2/?igshid=1n4gxr06w621m

This is "Brymay Wharf" by Walter Steggles from his post-war work. It depicts a scene on the Lea Navigation near the old Bryant & May factory. The bridge was used by many of their employees to get to work every day. The painting was based on a photo of the area which might have come from Elwin Hawthorne's archives which dates from the very early thirties. #waltersteggles #e3 #bow #eastlondongroup #bryantandmay #art https://www.instagram.com/p/CEqr5OXHfpH/?igshid=3v9xkd6a9gpj

With it being the equinox today I thought that 'Avebury" by Walter Steggles might be an appropriate choice. I know that it isn't a view of Stonehenge but it is the nearest I can get to it! The painting most likely dates from the mid to late seventies. #waltersteggles #equinox #eastlondongroup #art #avebury #aveburystones https://www.instagram.com/p/CFbsv3AnThC/?igshid=kbxxd154ets0

This is an updated image file for "Venice" by Walter Steggles from c.1950. I'm in the process of commissioning some new designs for our range of greeting cards & this one is amongst them: hence the updated image file! #waltersteggles #venice #eastlondongroup #art https://www.instagram.com/p/CHH6yBqnT9V/?igshid=1qgrh8exnojln

This is a prep sketch for "Stratford Signals" by Walter Steggles from 1930 along with a press cutting image of the oil painting that was derived from it. The painting was 24ins x 16ins & it was sold for 14 Guineas. #waltersteggles #eastlondongroup #art #stratford #railwayart https://www.instagram.com/p/CGuDDTxnmmD/?igshid=1g2ejizfj30ka

This is "Red Bridge" by Walter Steggles from his post war work. It was based on sketches that he made in 1931 for an oil that was sold at the time but it would appear as if, in later life, he decided to revisit the image & paint e "new" version. It depicts a scene on the Lea Navigation near the old Bryant & May factory: the footbridge was used by many of their workers on a daily basis. #waltersteggles #eastlondongroup #bow #e3 #art #canal #footbridge https://www.instagram.com/p/CDqeVIWHVgz/?igshid=7k98ezy6y6eb