9 Jul 2012
The restoration of the Brixton Windmill mural
Check out this photo essay from the London Mural Preservation Society documenting their project to repaint Brixton’s Windmill mural. It is a fantastic achievement and a vibrant and colourful result at the end of this undertaking which involved many people from the community and beyond.
Bravo!
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