Folly for a Flyover

Also on my weekend of fun, took a stroll down the canal to this excellent project -

Folly for a Flyover.

Hand-built by a team of volunteers with local, reclaimed and donated materials, the Folly has been built in the gap between the east and westbound traffic of the A12. Transforming the cavernous undercroft where the motorway crosses the Lea Navigation Canal, & is hosting a six week programme of waterside cinema, performance and play, including boat tours, screenings and drop-in workshops, produced by Assemble CIC in conjunction with CREATE 2011 and The Barbican Art Gallery, with support from muf architecture/art.

The construction is very interesting, it reminded me of James May's lifesize lego house, as the wooden blocks have holes drilled through the and are then strung together

Love the simple but stylish furniture - trestle tables and chairs beautifully made from broom handles and scrap wood. This chair reminds me of a horse!

Didn't manage to see any films but sampled the Folly's delicious bacon bagel plus the cheapest & best cuppa I've had in London in a while.

Well worth a visit - http://www.follyforaflyover.co.uk/