New Murals in Frankham Street Deptford

Some new murals have appeared on the site of the old Tidemill Primary School site in Frankham Street. These murals are in the style of bank notes. They are part of an installation entitled Gold Standard by Hew Locke on commercial buildings in Deptford. They are painted and drawn over original share certificates to explore the history of money, power and ownership. This is part of the Deptford X festival running from 27th July to 12th August www.deptfordx.org. The Lions on the old school building have the slogan 'Chemins Der Fer Ethiopia' which translates as Railway of Ethiopia. They have provided a welcome transformation of these old school buildings after the move to the new school buildings in the Deptford Lounge. More murals can be found on billboards just down the street.