Three more murals for Brixham

Brixham Future have confirmed plans for the painting of three new murals in Brixham.

The first new mural site is on the corner of Middle Street and Apter Hill, on the high side elevations. The intended mural takes inspiration from our local heritage fleet including the `Vigilance` and `Provident` sailing trawlers with their characteristic red sails. The work will hopefully commence around 9 September and take approximately 2 weeks to complete.

The second new mural site is in Union Lane, which runs off Fore Street down to the main town car park entrance. The Union Lane is a steep ramp that was once part of an escarpment  that ran along Fore Street upon which are now a row of retail and accommodation premises. Below this escarpment  in what is now the main town car park was an estuary along which the sea reached a point where the Town Hall is now built.

The chosen flank wall stretches from the corner of Costa Coffee down to the `Long Bar` Public House. It is one of the largest wall elevations in town  located in this historic spot where sailors would have come ashore to collect water etc for their ships moored out at sea sheltering below the Napoleonic forts at  Berry Head.

The use of this estuary during the Napoleonic wars will be commemorated with a large mural of Lord Nelson and his fleet which achieved a historic victory at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The painting  of Nelson is taken from an earlier painting without him wearing his  eye patch. The work is expected to commence around 23 September and end a month or so later before winter weather sets in.    

The third new mural site is on the upper elevation of the King St site of Hans Gift Shop down near the Southern quayside. It will consist of a detailed representative figure of a sailor from the 17th Century with a poem adjacent reflecting the towns relationship with the sea. The work is expected to start around 21 Oct for 2 weeks and is subject to change, if we have inclement weather .

These murals, at a cost in excess of £8,000, are part of a Brixham Future CIC micro-regeneration strategy to bring benefits to the town. Supported by the Brixham Lottery we have already delivered three new murals earlier this year, as well as the 6 days of free public events to mark 80th Anniversary of D-Day.

A spokesperson for Brixham Future said:

“We are extremely grateful to all the people who buy Brixham Lottery Cards as it is the major funder of our local murals. We hope our murals make the town more attractive place to live, work or visit and generate interest whilst highlighting our rich history.“

For any further information please contact:

John Brennan 01803 852270   john.brennan@brixhamfuture.co.uk