57m-Long Mosaic Mural Unveiled At London Bridge Station

Laura Reynolds
By Laura Reynolds Last edited 7 months ago

Last Updated 26 July 2024

57m-Long Mosaic Mural Unveiled At London Bridge Station

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A woman walking past a wall, approx 4ft high, covered in a colourful mosaic mural
28 different colours were used in the eye-catching artwork. Photo: Gareth Gardner

An area outside London Bridge station has been given a splash of colour, with a new mosaic mural unveiled this week.

In a River a Thousand Streams by artist Adam Nathaniel Furman can be found outside the entrance to the National Rail station, alongside the bus station, right beneath The Shard. You won't miss it — it's an impressive 57 metres long, and is made from 250,000 individual glass pieces in 28 different colours, put together in a mosaic style.

A wall covered in colourful mosaics
Photo: Gareth Gardner

As suggested by the artwork's title, it's a reference to the nearby Thames, as well as the station itself, both locations where flows of people converge to enter the City (it's estimated that 21 million people pass the site of the mural every year).

70 people worked on putting the piece together at London School of Mosaics in Camden, before it was installed in its new home. It's expected to last for at least 150 years (that is, if the bus station is there that long) and who knows what the surrounding area will look like by then? Maybe it'll be dug up by archaeologists one day, like this stunning Roman mosaic unearthed nearby.

The colourful mosaic wall running alongside London Bridge Bus Station
Find the new mural alongside London Bridge Bus Station. Photo: Gareth Gardner