Tag Archives: murals

Mural of the Month! Changing the Picture Mural

Posted on July 31, 2015 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

Anyone heading into Greenwich along Creek Road might notice a faded old mural. On closer inspection, this large mural, at nearly 14 metres high and 9 metres across, shows a large colourful group of people rolling away the scene of war and … Continue reading →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, London Murals, Mural of the Month | Tagged Community Murals, Greenwich, Jane Gifford, London, murals | Leave a comment

Nuclear Dawn Mural: An Update

Posted on June 7, 2015 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

As many of you will remember, the London Mural Preservation Society (LMPS) was quite concerned about the proposed development affecting Carlton Mansions, the building on which the 1981 mural Nuclear Dawn is painted. We were informed that the plan was … Continue reading →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, London Murals | Tagged Brian Barnes, Brixton, Community Murals, Lambeth, London, murals, Nuclear Dawn | Leave a comment

The loss of the Mauleverer Road Mural

Posted on November 27, 2014 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

In February 2014, the fate of the Mauleverer Road Mural was sealed when it was decided at the planning appeal that the developers of the Mauleverer Road site could go ahead and remove one half of the mural. The retention … Continue reading →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, London Murals | Tagged Brixton, Brixton Mural Walk, Caroline Thorp, Community Murals, Jane Gifford, London, Mick Harrison, murals, Ruth Blench | 1 Comment

Ray Walker’s Bow Mission Mural Damaged

Posted on November 4, 2014 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

Earlier this year we were informed that girders had been placed across Ray Walker’s Bow Mission mural. We took a trip into the East End last week to assess the damage. The Bow Mission Mural was the first solo mural … Continue reading →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, London Murals | Tagged Bow, East End, London, murals, Ray Walker | 1 Comment

Highbury Grove Mural Destroyed

Posted on October 13, 2014 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

Every year we know of two or three murals which are demolished. Most of the destruction happens because the mural is sited on a building which is about to be pulled down due to redevelopment. A few are lost due … Continue reading →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, Restoration | Tagged Dave Bangs, Diana Leary, Islington, London, Mural, murals | 1 Comment

Planned Repair of the Lambeth Walk Murals!

Posted on May 20, 2014 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

Earlier this year we got the exciting news, that plans were afoot to repair the murals on the Lambeth Walk. Creative Sparkworks and Ethelred TMO are working to repair the artworks which consist of five paintings on boards which were … Continue reading →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, Restoration | Tagged Gordon Wilkinson, Lambeth, London, Mural, murals, Sarah Faulkner | Leave a comment

Stockwell Memorial Mural Clean Up Day (Part 1)

Posted on March 27, 2013 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

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 →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, Restoration | Tagged Brian Barnes, London, Mural, murals, Restoration, Stockwell | Leave a comment

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

Posted on March 14, 2013 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

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 →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, Mural Events, Mural Research, Uncategorized | Tagged 20th Century Society, Alan Powers, Alfred Kingsley Lawrence, Brian Barnes, Caroline Thorp, Charles Sims, Christine Thomas, Clare Willsdon, Colin Gill, Community Murals, Dave Binnington, Des Rochfort, Dr Margaret Garlake, Edward Bawden, Edward Halliday, Frank Brangwyn, George Clausen, Greenwich Mural Workshop, Hans Feibusch, History, Ivon Hitchins, Jane Gifford, Jean Cocteau, London, Lynn Pearson, Mick Harrison, morley college, murals, Nuclear Dawn, Paul Butler, Public Art, Ray Walker, Rex Whistler, Rubens, Thornhill, William Rothenstein | Leave a comment

Mural of the Month! Floyd Road Mural

Posted on February 20, 2013 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

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 →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, Mural of the Month | Tagged Charlton, Floyd Road Mural, Greenwich Mural Workshop, London, Mural, murals, Surrey Quays Shopping Centre Murals | 1 Comment

Brian Barnes – Autumn Talk Reviewed, by Ben Kaufmann

Posted on December 13, 2012 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

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 →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, Mural Events, Mural Research, Uncategorized | Tagged Battersea, Brian Barnes, Brixton, Community Murals, Event, London, murals, Nuclear Dawn, Riders of the Apocalypse, Talk, Thessaly Road Mural | 1 Comment