Public Art- The Hamtun Street Mural-Southampton.
After driving around for days trying to find this mural and after three trips to Southampton I finally did with a big ‘THERE IT IS!’
The Hamtun Street mural was designed by Henry Collins and Joyce Pallot in 1978 to decorate the façade of a Sainsbury’s superstore in the Lordshill area of Southampton. It had been hidden away for almost 20 years after being removed during regeneration of the area, until it was restored in 2010 by Oliver Budd
It shows the history of Southampton from Roman times to the 20th Century and shows references to the city’s maritime history and WW2.
It is 19 metres long, three metres high and made out of concrete and glass.
I was only there for five minutes and now I know where it is I will go back again.
There is a collection of the artists murals up near me in Stockport at the side of the old BHS so when I finally get round to visiting the Hat Museum I will go and see them.
All websites and links accessed 4th July 2017.
http://www.colchesterartsociety.co.uk/caspermanentcollectionhenrycollins56t.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_and_Joyce_Collins#Henry_Collins_and_Joyce_Pallot