I quite like the austere nature of it. There was a Christmas tree there a few weeks ago, but I guess Thames Water don't want to have to maintain trees or other plants, and in my view it's better to have none than poorly maintained ones - I'm guessing they'd need to be in pots so would require watering, etc? Also, it's somewhere for people to stand to watch the start of the boat race - if one can face the crowds …
Michael Ixer ● 95d