More Graffiti Art from Bristol St Pauls

As mentioned in a previous blog post, last week was the first time since the Coronavirus pandemic started that we went to Bristol.

Here are some more pictures from last week; and unlike this weekend it was raining. 

Before we get onto the graffiti art, its also always interesting to see the sticker messages.

A permanent license of statue - no doubt a statement on immigration. 

Captain Jamaica!

Thankfully, we all know a Mr Singh.

If your interested in Bristol Graffiti Art, you will may be interested in visiting some of my past blog posts below. 

Wandering St Paul's Bristol

Bristol Graffiti Art for the People
Graffiti Art Down Bristol Alleys
Stokes Croft: Relentless Optimism
Stokes Croft: Part of Bristol Graffiti Art

St Pauls Graffiti Art
Welcome to Bristol Graffiti Art Part 1
Welcome to Bristol Graffiti Art Part 2
Graffiti Art and vegan Junk Food

Bishopston and Horfield Graffiti Art

Bedminister Graffiti Art

Bedminister Graffit Art Part 1

Bedminister Graffiti Art Part 2 with John Lennon 

Bedminister Graffiti Art with Greta Thunberg

I love the content look on this chef's face.

This image speaks to me today.  It is scorching.  In fact it peaked at 85f today!  

A day for a outdoor vegetarian or veggie barbeque. 

I grew up watching Bruce Lee movies, courtesy of my Dad. 

I also recently read a piece by Bruce Lee's dauughter Shannon responding to Quentin Tarantino's . and his depiction of her father in the 2019 film Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.

This is Anthonell Peggoo, a Black Bristolian who came to the UK when he was six years old being threatened with deportation. 

Wandering Bristol St Paul's

As mentioned in a previous blog post, last week was the first time since the Coronavirus pandemic started that we went over the border into England and then Bristol

I  have missed really Bristol. 

We had plans way before the pandemic to go and see The Seven Saints of St Paul's, but we were never organised enough to track them down. Wandering down a side street and getting distracted by other street art.   Above is Owen Henry.  

Delores Campbell

Audley Evans

Unfortunately, we only saw three of the Seven Saints of St Paul's, so our plan is to be more organised the next time we visit Bristol and locate them, as we found ourselves going round and round a couple of times. But if you can't wait for my next visit and want to learn more about the Seven Saints of St Paul's.  Here is a link to a piece Memorials and Black Joy in Bristol; and some shorts of each of the Saint of St Pauls.

I also loved this bit of art made from bricks.  There is one in my hometown, which i adore just as much. 

If your interested in Bristol Graffiti Art, you will may be interested in visiting some of my past blog posts below. 

Bristol Graffiti Art for the People
Graffiti Art Down Bristol Alleys
Stokes Croft: Relentless Optimism
Stokes Croft: Part of Bristol Graffiti Art

St Pauls Graffiti Art
Welcome to Bristol Graffiti Art Part 1
Welcome to Bristol Graffiti Art Part 2
Graffiti Art and vegan Junk Food

Bishopston and Horfield Graffiti Art

Bedminister Graffiti Art

Bedminister Graffit Art Part 1

Bedminister Graffiti Art Part 2 with John Lennon 

Bedminister Graffiti Art with Greta Thunberg

This is a statue of Alfred Fagon - a Black British playwright 

Alfred Fagon was the first Black person to have a statue erected in their honour in the city. Unfortunately it was vandalised during the Bristol Black Lives Matters Anti-Racism protests.  I was pleaded to see it restored. 

Not far from Afred Fagon statue, we saw this mural. It reminded me of one in Glasgow at the Barra's Market.

Here is a close up. 

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A rare image of me walking the puppy in St Paul's.  I must admit it's really hard to navigate the city streets with a puppy. I was really tired when we got back home.

We stumbled across a community cafe and thought we would stop for a bite to eat, but we were too early as this community cafe did not open its doors until mid-day, and it was a Sunday. 

So we sat outside, watching some local volunteers clearing up, bottles and rubbish from the communal green area.  I admired this is an image of ackee painted on the walls. I was reminded that i have a tin of it in my kitchen cupboards still to use - no doubt, it past its best before date. 

D spotted this mosaic work on the ground. It depicts a slave ship and the Bristol slave trade. 

A poster of Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott's in the US.  Did you know in 1963 Bristol had its own Bus Boycott?!

Broccoli and White Bean Soup

We went into Bristol at the weekend to do some shopping, as well as look at some graffiti art in an area we had not explored before Bishopston and Horfield. 

I have one piece of graffiti art to share.  It was quite large, so its taken in stages and I think quite relevant for the state of our depressing political environment at present.

 Images below start from the left to the right....

 Below a little hope....maybe...who knows...

With our legs heavy and feet sore, we were glad to get back home and tuck into a big bowl of homemade Broccoli and White Bean Soup.  

I had picked up some broccoli to accompany a potato dish but it did not get used in favour of tinned peas, so not to waste it I had decided to make a soup with it.  

My intention was to make Broccoli and Stilton Soup, but swayed for something different with this Broccoli and White Bean Soup.  I had made some chilli oil from a previous dish and swirled a little over the soup that looked plain.  

I had also picked up a loaf of sourdough bread from one of the many independent bakeries in the area.  It was good to dunk the crusty bread into this thick soup. 

I am sharing this with Soups, Salads and Sammies hosted by Kahakai Kitchen. 

Weston-super-Mare Again

I have some more photographs to share from our day in Weston-Super-Mare in England.

We had arrived in Weston-Super-Mare quiet early so had a bit of a wander in the park....

Can you see the squirrel?!  It was quite tame, and came up pretty close a few times. 

Then we walked on over to the beach admiring some humorous graffiti art along the way.

As I said at the start, we had arrived there early and the only other people on the beach at the time were dog walkers.