Liverpool City Murals
Danny Boyle Film Mural
A commissioned piece for the upcoming Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis film. Danny Boyle and his team needed a mural to use as a backdrop in the film. The scene in question was being filmed in Lime Street Station in Liverpool. There was work going on in the station and the mural was to be used to hide the works.
The production team had stumbled upon the Liverpool Landmarks mural at Liverpool Shopping Park on Edge Lane . They loved the bright depictions of the famous Liverpool buildings and wanted something similar, with the addition of a train (it was a station after all!).
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The film has the working title "Jack and Ellie" or "All you Need is Love". It will not be screened until Autumn 2019. It stars Lily James, Himesh Patel and Ed Sheeran. It is a romcom with a heavy dose of Beatles references.
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The list of buildings: The Liver Buildings, St Georges Hall, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Cathedral, St Johns Tower (Radio City Tower), Mann Island, Lime Street Station plus a steam Train.
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"I was just getting out the shower when I was called by Danny Boyle's production team. At first I thought it was a wind-up. They gave me an outline of what they wanted and told me about how they had seen and liked the work I did at Edge Lane. This helped speed up the design phase at least.
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Due to health and safety (and some initial obstructiveness from Network Rail!), I had to order MDF panels and work off-site. I only had 9 days to complete the project, so it was a stressful few days - I couldn't miss the filming deadline!
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I delivered the panels to Lime Street Station the night before filming. The next morning, I got to meet Danny Boyle. He is a very genuine fella and was happy to chat about my work and said he loved the finished mural. He even asked if we could get a photo together. I wish him all the best with the film!"
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Liverpool City Landmarks Mural
If you ever have a chance to stay at the Heeton Hotel on James Street in Liverpool, be sure to look at the mural at the reception. This artwork is a pseudo-map of the Liverpool city centre area, particularly the area around The Strand.​
An impressive 34 landmarks are crammed into this mural. You might want to see if you can identify them all, but below is the spoiler list:
The Royal Liver Building
The Port of Liverpool Building
The Museum of Liverpool
The Pier Head
The Beatles Statue
The Mersey Ferry
The Royal Albert Docks
The Billy Fury Statue
The Pump House
The Liverpool Eye
The M&S Arena
Cain's Brewery Works
The Baltic Triangle
The "Abbey Road" Crossing Mural (by Paul Curtis)
For All Liverpool Liver Birds Mural (by Paul Curtis)
Liverpool's Chinese Arch
Liverpool One
One Park West
Heeton Hotel
The Queen Victoria Monument
Castle Street
Liverpool Town Hall
The Cavern Club
SuperLambanana
Liverpool FC
Everton FC
The Mersey River
Princes Dock
Alexandra Tower
Atlantic Tower
Our Lady and St Nicholas Church
The Strand 30 James Street
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