A new mural has been unveiled in a Nottinghamshire town. The locally inspired piece of art can be found on a wall of the Quadrant building in Beeston and hosts a number of Nottinghamshire references.
The mural, which has been painted onto a wall of 30 meters and three storeys, shows shelves lined with books - as a nod to the nearby Beeston Library- the majority of which are titled with a reference to the county. The work was designed and completed by community artist Anna Wheelhouse, and commissioned by the owners of the Nuart Road site, William May Holdings.
Anna, 40, said: "As people walk by it makes them smile and think about all the amazing things Nottinghamshire's done really.
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"It's about things and people that have contributed to Nottingham, so we've got Goose Fair on one of the books, Wollaton Hall, also landmarks and events. We've also done Jake Bugg and a few other people."
Anna, who runs a female arts studio, known as Bentinck Studios in Radford, spent three weeks painting the mural, along with a number of other women who work there. She also enlisted graphic designers to help cover the windows from the outside, but allow those in the building to still see out.
Anna has worked as a sa community artist for the last 10 years since leaving university and has been working on murals and street art for around five years. She added: "Beeston has got a lot of street art now.
"But there are massive pieces from international artists and artists from Nottingham. It's really putting Beeston on the map, there's certainly a lot more than in the city centre.
"You could have a full day out looking at the street art. It's really changed the environment for the whole community in Beeston."
William May Holdings purchased the derelict building around a year ago and has transformed it into a multi-purpose venue. The Quadrant's owner said: "We purchased the building a year ago and it had a very bland facade.
"The mural is all inspired by Nottinghamshire people and events. We like to keep it local, and we're trying to attract local businesses to the building.
"The ground floor is a community hub, but also in the evenings the cafe will do pop-up events, it's called the Hideaway in Beeston. The Quadrant had stood redundant for four years so when it came on the market we decided we wanted to bring it back to life."
The new mural can be seen from Nuart Road, just off Wollaton Road near the Cricketers Pub.
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