Tag Archives: Brian Barnes

Stockwell Memorial Mural Clean Up Day (Part 1)

Welcome to the wonderful British weather! Last weekend saw our first attempt to give the mural a clean and to scrape away peeling paint and vanquish the moss and mold.            However the snow came and … Continue reading

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British Murals 1920-1960: Book, Exhibition and Conference Reviewed, by Ben Kaufmann

Murals seem to be enjoying something of a Renaissance in popular consciousness at the moment. From our very own Nuclear Dawn Restoration campaign (petition here) or the attempts to save the Chartist Murals in Newport, to the recovery of a … Continue reading

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Brian Barnes – Autumn Talk Reviewed, by Ben Kaufmann

Back before the clocks had shifted and we had all resigned ourselves to the persistent greys of the London winter, muralist Brian Barnes was kind enough to give a talk for the London Mural Preservation Society. Delivered with his characteristic … Continue reading

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Mural of the Month! Stockwell Memorial Mural

Well, I was a little concerned that we were showing a bit too much favour to north of the river so we took a tube deep down south to sunny Stockwell so we could step out of the train, cross … Continue reading

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Review of the Year!!! 2011

Ho Ho Ho, Christmas is over and 2012 is already making its presence felt as we hope for new beginnings and fresh starts. So it’s a time for reflection over the last year. How has the London Mural Preservation Society … Continue reading

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Mural of the Month! The Battersea Puzzle

Lets go back… back in time to the beginnings of this blog. In the second post we mentioned that the Battersea Puzzle mural was at risk ( back in July 2010 when I was a little bit younger and certainly … Continue reading

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Brixton Murals Walk – Round 5 ! Ding Ding!

The Brixton Mural Walk first ran in 2008 as a local history walk for Brixton website, Urban75.  Now in its fifth outing, around 20 people came along to look at the murals of Brixton bringing a grand total of approx … Continue reading

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Join us for our latest Mural Walk

Once again, members of the London Mural Preservation Society will be leading a walk to view some of the finest murals the capital has to offer.Following on from a recent stroll around North London and a repeat of the popular … Continue reading

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Dude, where’s my mural?

Yes, where is my mural? Amazing how many of then just disappear overnight, a lick of paint here, a lick of paint there and the murals gone. Makes them much harder to preserve when they have disappeared. In fact, it … Continue reading

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Mural of the Month! Nuclear Dawn!

yes, how could we possibly consider anything else to write about when we know a mural that has just turned 30! Nuclear Dawn mural on Coldharbour Lane in Central Brixton, was opened on 21st February 1981 and last Sunday, we … Continue reading

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