Bedworth civic mural, Mill Street
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Bedworth civic mural, Mill Street
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 was painted in 2020 by Katie Sullivan, who signs as Katie O-Art, and 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 . Note the very strong association between coal mining, the two world wars, red poppies and remembrance in the culture of the town, visible also in the gates to the Miners' Welfare Park (see here https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6933518 ) and the local tradition of remembrance on Armistice Day, November 11th (see here https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6858984 ). The section of mural to the right, not clearly visible here, can be seen on this geograph https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6933518 .
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Image Location
Latitude
52.480297
Longitude
-1.4743