Move Over Banksy: The Stoneydown Primary Railway Bridge Murals

Walthamstow is a hub of artistic people and not least among our younger generations. Recently, the children of Stoneydown Park Primary School have painted four North London Line railway bridges in High Street ward with huge murals. Artist Linda Hughes worked with children ranging in age from nursery to year 6 on the design and painting with themes including William Morris (Pretoria Ave), Favourite Toys and Beach Scene (Stoneydown Ave), Under The Ocean and Jungle Animals (Ritchings Ave) and Islamic Tile Art (Suffolk Park Road). Money was generously donated by the Community Safety Tactical Joint Action Group to fund the materials, and the Young Offenders Payback team did the heavy work of preparing the surfaces beforehand and applying the anti-graffiti coating afterwards.Local photographer Chi Chan documented the before and after situation and you can see the pictures at Walthamstow' Central Library from 7-21 January 2008. This week I will be visiting this and I hope you can find the time to do so too.

Stoneydown Park Primary School Parent Teacher's Association also has a website detailing their great work in our local community. You can access it here.