Tag Archives: London

Stockwell Memorial Mural Clean Up Day (Part 1)

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

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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The Great Wave Mural Restoration – Video, by Larissa Alves

Following the successful restoration of the Great Wave Mural in Camberwell, we have a video interview with Vinnie O’Connell (of New Leaf), who helped oversee the restoration. Video by Larissa Alves. We would like to extend a big thank you … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

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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Mural of the Month! Floyd Road Mural

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

If you have ever taken the train from London Bridge, through Woolwich and onto Gillingham, you might have noticed a mural whizzing past just as the train leaves the station at Charlton. If you are like me, you might have … Continue reading →

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Save London’s Murals! The Elephant and Castle Subway Murals

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

Murals are often spotted above ground, on buildings, in estates and next to parks but occasionally they go underground as a great way to decorate the subways. Elephant and Castle has extensive subways as a way to cross one of … Continue reading →

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Brian Barnes – Autumn Talk Reviewed, by Ben Kaufmann

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

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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London Murals lost in 2012

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

It’s the yearly round up of what murals have been destroyed. We seem to average out at three a year but with development in London picking up a pace, we have a feeling that that average will increase. Back in … Continue reading →

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Mural of the Month! Children at Play Mural

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

Many community murals painted in the 1980s never got to make it to twenty, let alone thirty years of age so we are always please to celebrate when a mural does survive to be thirty! So this month’s mural is … Continue reading →

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Hokusai Great Wave Mural Update. Dulux donate paint.

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

We have just received the great news that Dulux ‘Let’s Colour’ have agreed to supply 60 litres of paint for the Hokusai Great Wave restoration project. We would like to thank Dulux for their kind support and commend the work … Continue reading →

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Save London Murals! Hokusai Wave Mural Restoration Update!

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

Earlier this year, we had news that the Hokusai Wave Mural in Camberwell, (a reversed copy of Hokusai’s famous Great Wave off Kanagawa) had been damaged by an explosion in the building below. Breaking stories were unclear to what extend … Continue reading →

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