Detail of Bedworth civic mural, Mill Street
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Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 4 Aug 2021
The mural is painted on a wall in Mill Street, in front of the Methodist church and the market hall, a very prominent site in the town. It continues round to the left with Armistice Day images of war, coal mining and red poppies, not visible here. It was painted in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic imagery suggests. The artist is Katie Sullivan, who signs as Katie O-Art, and the mural was commissioned and paid for by a local councillor, Bill Hancox; see this article in Bedworth Nub News https://bedworth.nub.news/n/borough-councillor-commissions-new-mural-to-bring-bedworth39s-proud-history-to-life . The bee, symbol of industriousness, appears of the Bedworth coat of arms, as does the white ribbon with its three loops, which alludes to the uniting of the three parishes of Bedworth, Bulkington and Exhall in the modern town, and perhaps also to the historic ribbon-weaving industry. http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/warwicks_ob.html#bedworth%20udc To the right can be seen the Bedworth water tower, the town's most prominent landmark, while to the left stand the Nicholas Chamberlaine almshouses, the most striking building in the town centre. The bun refers to Founder's Day, known locally as Bun Day, when Rector Nicholas Chamberlaine, the founder of the almshouses, is remembered, and children at local Church of England schools are each given a currant bun; see the website of the charitable trust here https://nicholaschamberlainetrusts.org.uk/annual-events .