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David Bratbys Murals

Mural on Old Ford Church

Mural-at-Old-Ford-Road
Celebration of life in Old Ford
The Artist Ray Walker asked me if I would like to paint a mural on this wall. I had asked him if i could be his apprentice mural painter as he had just painted a mural in Bow.
He said no: he did not want an apprentice, but this wall was too small for him and would I like to paint it.
It was my first large exterior mural!

Mural in Elephant and Castle Subways

Elephant-and-Castle--Subway-Murals-Carnival
Rio Carnival
This mural can no longer be seen
The council have filled in all the subways!

Victorian Spectacular

Victorian-spectacular
Another Mural in the tunnel complex showing Victorian entertainment

Surry Docks

Surrey-Docks

Tour Guide

Mural-Tour-2014
In the years leading up to the filling in of the tunnels I was asked to conduct a number of illustrated tours around underground walkway system.

Ceiling Mural at Poplar Baths

Learning-to-swim
Learning to swim
I bought an underwater housing for my nikon EM (not an ME) and borrowed an aqualung apparatus to photograph older and younger people learning to swim.
I would not be given permission now days.

Sound studios

Ceiling-Mural--Poplar-Baths
Poplar Baths had an annex with a sound studio and the headquarters of SPLASH and NIP.

Swimming Gala in Poplar Baths

Swimming-Gala-William-Brinson-Centre
The students at the William Brinson Centre would take part in a fabulous gala each year.
After painting this mural I ended up teaching there in the afternoon
In the morning they worked packing Matchbox toys.

Mile End Stadium Sports Mural

Mile-end-stadium
It was painted when the Liberals were in power, we were in green neighbourhood
the sport manager wanted it painted in only shades of green.
I had the paints made up specially in a shop called Bow Decor.

Bow Travellers Site

Bow-Travellers-Site
I got to know them quite well
Oily fred is the one on the middle

Wall Hanging at st. Pauls Church Marylebone

St.-Pauls-Church--The-Last-Supper