When completed in 1962 the Co-operative Insurances Society's headquarters was - at almost 400ft - the tallest office building in the UK. By G.S. Hay, chief architect of the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) with Gordon Tait of Sir John Burnet, T...
Mitchell was commissioned by the LCC to decorate the entrances of two six-storey housing blocks at Foxborough Gardens in Lewisham between 1957 and 1963. This mural is made from concrete (poured concrete into a clay matrix) and is more abstract than...
Mitchell was commissioned by the LCC to decorate the entrances of two six-storey housing blocks at Foxborough Gardens in Lewisham between 1957 and 1963. This mural is made from offcuts of wood and bits of old furniture – bannisters, dado rails an...
The mural was formed from 13 bespoke panels carved by Mitchell and filled with polyester resin. It was installed in a community hall on the Brooklands Park Estate, a post-war housing scheme built 1955-58, but came under threat with plans to dem...
A 20m long artwork on the north and south walls of a pedestrian underpass depicting 1970s popular sports, working and social life and political, cultural and technological change. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1478120...
A 320m concrete retaining wall with a surface relief by William Mitchell. The wall was constructed by air entrained concrete being poured in situ into full-height formworks lined with decorative moulds designed and supplied by William Mitchell. Com...
Constructed from bronze-faced glass reinforced plastic and located on the lecture theatre of the former technical centre of the International Wool Secretariat. The design represents an abstracted flock of sheep and the manufacturing processes and sci...
The mural was poured in-situ using a polystyrene mould. Originally located at the Lee Valley Water Company Offices, upon that building's demolition it was relocated to a housing estate built on the same site. tps://historicengland.org.uk/listing/t...
This high relief mural – another example of the work of the innovative artist William Mitchell – was created in the late 1960s. The mural was cast in one piece; the more subdued rear of the panel can be seen inside the Three Tuns pub. The mural ...
Comprising eleven fibreglass panels, this coloured relief by artist William Mitchell adorns the entrance to County Hall, Lewes, East Sussex. It was commissioned in the late 1960s by East Sussex County Council and stretches for twelve metres across th...
The murals were commissioned in 1963 specifically for Islington Green School. They are semi-abstract pieces constructed of glass, shards of China and tiles, gold smalt and tesserae as well as complete tiles. Since we put them both forward for listing...
Cast concrete panels. Another superb piece of abstract art from William Mitchell. See his website for more information on his past projects and fascinating techniques. The panels were removed in 2020 prior to the demolition of Barker's Pool House wit...
Concrete relief panels all 300 cm high, various widths between 1m and 2m. Another superb piece of abstract art from William Mitchell. See his website www.william-mitchell.com for more information on his past projects and fascinating techniques. http...
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