Murals

George and Joan Stephenson – Untitled, Rochdale

Listing: Unlisted
Condition: Good condition
Material Type: Ceramic
Building Type: Housing
Artist / Designer: George and Joan Stephenson
Owners: Unknown
Date: 1966
Address: Mitchell Hey, College Bank Way, Rochdale OL12 6UL
Local Authority: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England

In the now-enclosed entrance of the most westerly block of the College Bank Flats, Mitchell Hey, is the only survivor of six original works at the flats. Each of the open entrances in all but one of the seven tower blocks housed a different full-height three-dimensional mural, provided by the council and designed by lecturers from Rochdale College of Art. All six murals survived until around 1995, when the residents were asked to vote on whether or not to keep them. Five out of six blocks voted to have them removed, but this one remains.