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Street Art Trail

An open-air gallery in the Victoria Quarter. Follow the numbers, look up, and share what you find.

The route

15 stops

Start on Victoria Road near The James Atherton, loop through Windsor Street and Waterloo Road, and finish on Virginia Road. Most murals are a minute or two apart. Pins marked approximate show the street - keep your eyes up.

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  1. Stop 1:

    Insa Mansions

    INSA · Victoria Road / Waterloo Road

    One of the biggest and brightest pieces in town: a swirling INSA pattern wrapping the building that houses New Brighton Post Office.

    Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  2. Stop 2:

    New Brighton Tower mural

    Off Victoria Road

    A painted arch framing New Brighton Tower as it once stood - a reminder of the 567ft tower that topped the resort's list of attractions.

    Photo: Arthur C Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  3. Mr Penfold
    Stop 3:

    Torn but not Broken

    Mr Penfold · Victoria Road (above Rockpoint Records)

    Above Rockpoint Records, Mr Penfold's piece looks like torn paper peeling back to reveal bright new layers underneath.

  4. Ben Eine
    Stop 4:

    Ben Eine shutters

    Ben Eine · Victoria Road

    Shopfront shutters on Victoria Road turned into artworks in Ben Eine's distinctive lettering style - best seen after the shops close.

  5. Aidan Hughes
    Stop 5:

    Aidan Hughes mural

    Aidan Hughes · Victoria Road

    A towering wall-sized mural that dwarfs the beer garden benches below, full of hard-boiled, Bogart-style faces.

  6. Brez
    Stop 6:

    Frank "Peggy" Gadsby

    Brez · Neptune Hotel, Victoria Road

    Local artist Brez remembers Frank "Peggy" Gadsby, the one-legged local legend who dived off New Brighton pier for pennies.

  7. Stop 7:

    I See the Sea

    Ben Eine · Near Windsor Street

    Ben Eine's vibrant typographic gable end spelling out "I see the sea" in glowing yellow letters.

    Photo: Rod Grealish, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  8. Stop 8:

    Windsor Street hand

    Tom Blackford · Windsor Street

    A giant hand bursting through a cracked white gable on Windsor Street.

    Photo: Rod Grealish, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  9. Dotmasters
    Stop 9:

    Rude Kids House

    Dotmasters · Windsor Street

    A small Dotmasters piece with the artist's trademark wallpaper-style background - one of several Dotmasters works in the area.

  10. Stop 10:

    Seeking is Finding

    Nomad Clan · Waterloo Road

    Nomad Clan's nod to New Brighton's coastal past: smugglers lighting fires to lure ships onto the rocks, and the old saying "Seekings finding and findings keeping".

    Photo: Rockpoint Instagram

  11. Stop 11:

    Otto

    Dotmasters · Waterloo Road

    The first of Dotmasters' "rude kids" to appear in New Brighton - Otto, splashing red paint over a wallpaper background.

    Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  12. Nerone
    Stop 12:

    Belladonna

    Nerone · Corner of Virginia Road and Belmont Road

    French artist Nerone's huge, vibrant dripping flowers - one of the biggest murals in town by wall space.

  13. Fanakapan
    Stop 13:

    I Heart NB

    Fanakapan · Virginia Road

    Four foil balloons - three silver letters and a red heart - so convincing they look ready to float off the wall.

  14. SMUG
    Stop 14:

    Unsung Heroes

    SMUG · Virginia Road

    SMUG's photorealistic portrait of New Brighton RNLI volunteer Mike Jones, marking 40 years of service to the people, visitors and coast of New Brighton.

  15. Aches
    Stop 15:

    Guide Dogs mural

    Aches · Virginia Road

    Three kaleidoscopic canines across an end terrace, paying tribute to Guide Dogs - the national charity founded in New Brighton in 1931.

Illustrated street map of the Victoria Quarter and seafront, New Brighton

Swipe the map sideways to explore. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Pins marked approximate show the street, not the exact wall.

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