The mile-long route takes in Bow Bridge, which is decorated with Richard's coat of arms and features a white boar.

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Bear in mind, reaction to changes at Blackfriars Bridge and the controversial Bow roundabout has not been favourable.

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It certainly did not mean just stringing a modern violin with gut and buying an old bow, while keeping the modern bridge.

ECONOMIST: Gustav Leonhardt