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Image credit: Worcestershire Archive
Image credit: Selwyn Ray
Image credit: Selwyn Ray

Murals

William Mitchell – Untitled, Kidderminster

Listing: Listed Grade II
Condition: Condition unknown
Material Type: Concrete
Building Type: Public realm
Artist / Designer: William Mitchell
Owners: Unknown
Date: 1973
Address: Retaining wall, east side of the A451 between Comberton Hill and the Worcester Road junction, Kidderminster DY10 1NY
Local Authority: Wyre Forest District Council
County: Worcestershire
Country: England

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. Composed of multiple concrete panels, the wall simulates the appearance of a natural rock face with ten individual panels at regular intervals showing a mixture of naturalistic, abstract and geometric forms.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1471502

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