Tag Archives: Nuclear Dawn

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

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

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

A Brixton Mural Walk with a Difference!

Posted on May 20, 2012 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

Spring has suppose to have arrived and summer hotly pursuing it, however this being the UK, the sun has generally been hiding and it looked like our regular mural walks were going to start under an umbrella. But luckily for us, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brixton Windmill Mural Restoration, London Mural Preservation Society, Mural Events | Tagged Brixton, Brixton Mural Walk, Clapham Film Unit, London, Mural, mural walk, Nuclear Dawn | 1 Comment

Review of the Year!!! 2011

Posted on January 5, 2012 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

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 →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, Mural Events, Mural Research, Restoration | Tagged BBC London Radio, Brian Barnes, Brixton, Brixton Mural Walk, Cable Street, deptford, Diana Leary, gary drostle, Lambeth, London, Mural, Mural Locator, mural walk, new cross, Nuclear Dawn, Paul Butler, Research, Restoration, Robert Elms, Woolwich | 1 Comment

Brixton Murals Walk – Round 5 ! Ding Ding!

Posted on September 25, 2011 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

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 →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, Mural Events, Restoration | Tagged Brian Barnes, Brixton, Brixton Mural Walk, Christine Thomas, Gordon Wilkinson, London, Mural, mural walk, Nuclear Dawn, Restoration, Sarah Faulkner, walk | 1 Comment

Dude, where’s my mural?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

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 →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society | Tagged Battersea Puzzle, Brian Barnes, Greenwich Mural Workshop, London, Mural, Nuclear Dawn | 1 Comment

Mural of the Month! Nuclear Dawn!

Posted on February 27, 2011 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

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 →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, Mural Events, Mural of the Month | Tagged Brian Barnes, Brixton, London, Mural, Nuclear Dawn | 8 Comments

A Birthday, Some Photos and the Story of a Radio Show!

Posted on February 12, 2011 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

It’s been a busy 6 weeks. A little step away from Christmas and straight into the chase that is the London Mural Preservation Society. The first thing we have been working on is organising our February event – the celebration … Continue reading →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society, Mural Events | Tagged BBC London Radio, Brixton, Brixton Mural Walk, London, Mural, Nuclear Dawn, Robert Elms | Leave a comment

We’ve come a long way! Review of 2010

Posted on December 30, 2010 by londonmuralpreservationsociety

Who’d have thought at the beginning of the year that I would end 2010 knee deep in murals. What started off as a concern about lack of information about pieces and the decaying states of London’s murals, was encouraged to … Continue reading →

Posted in London Mural Preservation Society | Tagged Brixton, London, Mural, Nuclear Dawn, Restoration | 3 Comments