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Guardian readers and Marta Bausells

London's book benches – readers' photos

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My meerkats on and behind Usborne’s ‘That’s not my meerkat’ bench. Photograph: rasker/GuardianWitness
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Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, Gordon Square Park. Photograph: NunNicer/GuardianWitness
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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Front view of this splendid Narnia-themed book bench, painted by Mandii Pope. Photograph: adriantribe/GuardianWitness
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Jeeves and Wooster stories, by PG Wodehouse Photograph: charcot/GuardianWitness
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James Bond. Photograph: ID398330/GuardianWitness
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The Canterbury Tales. Photograph: ElenaxElena/GuardianWitness
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Samuel Pepys’ Diary. Back side Photograph: ElenaxElena/GuardianWitness
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Shakespeare book bench outside Shakespeare’s Globe. Photograph: verity wade/GuardianWitness
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Peter Pan. “Don’t forget to check out the sides for hidden images and messages ...” Photograph: Barbara Band/GuardianWitness
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War Horse Photograph: ID4846725/GuardianWitness
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Pride and Prejudice. “Here is a front view of Charlotte Brown’s book bench celebrating Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen.” Photograph: adriantribe/GuardianWitness
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In a handbag??! The Importance of Being Earnest - in the heart of Bloomsbury Photograph: juliac2/GuardianWitness
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Peter Pan in Bloomsbury. Here’s one of two book benches representing JM Barrie’s Peter Pan character. This is the one on the Bloomsbury Trail, in Red Lion Square. Photograph: adriantribe/GuardianWitness
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Mary’s bench. On Sunday 6 July Mary Poppins arrived on the breeze to see her book bench, give away copies of her story and meet fans of all ages at St Paul’s Cathedral churchyard Photograph: Michèle Rogers/GuardianWitness
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The back of the How To Train Your Dragon bench at More London Place. Photograph: Michèle Rogers/GuardianWitness
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Darwin’s Tree of Life Photograph: TanPan/GuardianWitness
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Jungle Book. Photograph: TanPan/GuardianWitness
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Being a big kid. Peter Pan bench, outside ST Paul’s. One of my favs! Photograph: ID7555303/GuardianWitness
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Darwin’s Tree of Life. Photograph: TanPan/GuardianWitness
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Dickens In Liverpool ?? Photograph: Martin Pettitt/GuardianWitness
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James Bond Stories by Ian Fleming. Painted by Freyja Dean, this James Bond-themed book bench is located in Bloomsbury Square Gardens. Photograph: adriantribe/GuardianWitness
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Bridget Jones’s Diary, Paternoster Square. Photograph: Barnetc/GuardianWitness
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Jaclyn Wilson bench St Paul’s. Photograph: Barnetc/GuardianWitness
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“Paul Kidby is a genius - just how I imagine the Librarian in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. Probably my favourite so far” Photograph: juliac2/GuardianWitness
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Dr Seuss Photograph: LeedsTim/GuardianWitness
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