The river dips under Chelsea Bridge, past Battersea Park's Japanese pagoda and the Houses of Parliament.

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Wandsworth Against Cuts does not want Battersea Park Adventure Playground to be demolished and protesters have been sleeping on the premises.

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About 40 of Gary's new-style paintings will go on display at the Affordable Art Fair at London's Battersea Park from 21-24 October.

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Some prime viewing spots will be on the Victoria Embankment, north of the Thames near Westminster, along South Bank and at Battersea Park.

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From Enfield and Battersea Park to Paddington and Croydon, music will ring out all day on 9 September across London for anyone who wishes to celebrate the end of the Great British Summer.

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Battersea Park evolved from marshy Battersea Fields where, in 1829, Waterloo hero the Duke of Wellington fought a duel (a popular pastime in London's parks), and is where Britain's first asparagus was grown.

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