Shawn Sharpe's mural Mother takes pride of place on Church Street. Pic Lisa Brown A huge mural that has worked its way into Prestonians’ hearts in just th
The 10 metre by five metre piece was created over the course of five painstaking days of work by professional artist Shawn Sharpe in July.However, the Local Democracy Reporting Service can reveal that an oversight on behalf of pub company Amber Taverns, which owns Hogarths, meant that planning approval had not been sought before the mural began to take shape on the previously blank canvass.
The Hogarths building dates back to the early 1890s and is Grade II-listed – so strict planning rules apply to it. The potential impact of the mural on other nearby heritage assets – like the Minister itself, which is Grade II*-listed – may also be taken into account. In an online post after finishing the mural, Shawn Sharpe said that it was intended to represent “someone to watch over our city and her lambs”.
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