Brixton Mural Project - 'The Windmill' by Lyham Road by Mick Harrison and Caroline Thorp

Brixton Mural Project - 'The Windmill' by Lyham Road by Mick Harrison and Caroline Thorp


Brixton, United Kingdom (GB)
The Brixton murals are a series of murals by local artists in the Brixton area, in London, UK. Most of the murals were funded by Lambeth Council and the Greater London Council after the Brixton riots in 1981.

The murals portray politics, community and ideas. Many are now in a state of disrepair and some are no longer there.

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The Windmill by Mick Harrison and Caroline Thorp — 1983. This mural is very faded. Painted in the mid-eighties, it shows what can happen to these murals over time. The mural tells the history of Brixton's Windmill, the only inner city windmill still surviving in London.
The Brixton murals are a series of murals by local artists in the Brixton area, in London, UK. Most of the murals were funded by Lambeth Council and the Greater London Council after the Brixton riots in 1981.

The murals portray politics, community and ideas. Many are now in a state of disrepair and some are no longer there.

The Windmill by Mick Harrison and Caroline Thorp — 1983. This mural is very faded. Painted in the mid-eighties, it shows what can happen to these murals over time. The mural tells the history of Brixton's Windmill, the only inner city windmill still surviving in London.
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By: kjfitz

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