Better Than Watching Paint Dry

This beautiful mural by Faunagraphic can be found on the side of the Meersbrook Park pavilion. It was crowdfunded by the local community. https://streetartsheffield.com/gallery/faunagraphic-meersbrook-park

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Fossils can be spotted along the River Sheaf culvert on Broadfield Road just over the River Sheaf Walk footbridge. This wide piece on the culvert wall features the skeleton of a whale like sea creature containing a human skeleton in Phlegm’s familiar monochrome style.

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Kid Acne's mural The Birth of Hip-Hop is located at The Old Junior School on South View Road in Sharrow. It was the artist’s contribution to 2014’s Festival of the Mind festival. It can be easily spotted if you look down South View Road from Sharrow Lane.

There’s a short film shot by Tom Sykes of Kid Acne painting the mural set to the music Universe Rap by DJ Benjamin and MC Kid Acne himself.

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Old piece hidden way up a scrappy alley off Broomhall Road, almost opposite Hanover Square.

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A couple of colourful wall murals on the wall in front of F & W Collins Waste Materials on Upper Allen Street, one of which is by Rocket01.

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On the north side of Ball Street bridge, opposite Lancaster Street, you are surrounded by street art. ///shift.popped.ending

1. King of the Don, three artwork panels on Ball Street by Kieran Flynn.

2. Grow Wild is a colourful artwork by 15 year-old, Kelham Island resident, Thea Bristow. If you cross the bridge on Ball Street towards Neepsend it is on the far side of the river to the right next to Kelham Weir. This Is Kelham has an interview with Thea on their website if you are interested to learn more about her and her creation for Grow Wild.

3. Ball Street Exchange Boxes - Part of the Kelham Island Arts & Cultural Heritage Trail, these three exchange boxes on Ball Street have been painted by members of the Kelham Island Arts Collective to celebrate the industrial past of the area. John Wilkinson’s cabinet features Lizzie the elephant who once trod the streets of Sheffield moving steel about. Lizzie was the inspiration for the Herd of Sheffield which took part in the summer of 2016. John has also painted a box on Gibraltar Street. Simon Wigglesworth-Baker’s box is a more abstract representation of Kelham Island with sun rays beam across the River Don. Simon also created nearby Tools of the Trade, another sunrise of cascading Sheffield tools. James Croft’s piece shows a flooded River Don with trees submerged by flood water and factories isolated. The river has burst its banks many times, the most recent major flood was in 2007. Check out the flood water levels on the side of the Fat Cat pub just around the corner to get an idea of how high the water rose.

Viewed over the fence from Rhodes Street by the medical centre. ///serves.device.veal

Park Hill Flats is the largest Grade 2* listed building in Europe, but it has seen better days. It currently stands part occupied, part renovated and a large part of it derelict. Local artist Gary Hindley has brightened up the lifeless wing along Rhodes Street and Duke Street with his art installation of former Park Hill faces.

Peering out of the old window frames on the upper floors are giant images of former residents, including long-serving caretaker Grenville Squires.

You can find out more about Gary Hindley’s installation on the BBC website including a recorded interview of the artist talking about it.

This large mural on the side of Mr Pizza on Gleadless Road near Sturge Croft features various sites around the Heeley area.

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