'The Shankill Road Boxing' mural on Hopewell Crescent
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'The Shankill Road Boxing' mural on Hopewell Crescent
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 21 Jul 2014
This non-aligned 2009 mural by artist Lesley Cherry depicts the history of boxing in the Shankill; 'Shankill Road Boxing'. It features three prominent boxers Jimmy Warnock; Davy Larmour and Tommy Armour. Funded by the Re-imaging Communities Programme it replaced the Loyalist 'Siege of Derry' mural. http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/mni/id/270/rec/3
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Image Location
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