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Walls - South London.

.Various

          

South East Vandals by The London Giantz.                                            Wandsworth

 

Hell Raisers by Prime THR - Wandsworth underpass

 

Nuclear Free - Fuel, ITC

 

Apartheid by Artful Dodger , Stockwell 1987

 

Brixton, 1986 (photo from Racee)

 

Care by Fury

 

Woolwich

This site was in South east london next to the Thames and was an abandoned dock.

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Immortal Stars by Prime, The Hell Raisers, 1986                                            Shame 181, London Giantz, 1986

 

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Dread 1986                                                                                                  Jap 302, London Giantz, 1986

 

The Sure Thin by Tuf Arts ..Drome 2 (RIP), Ceaz & Scarf.

 

         

Roc by Plazz & Drome 2, Tuff Arts, 1987.                                                    Crie by Crymein

 

         

Moe1, Crymein, Mid32,  1989.                                                                            SWB (South Woolich Boys) - Fauve2, Moe1,  1989.

 

Crymein, Arcaw, - Assassins,  1989.

 

 

Battersea Park Venture Day

Battersea park 1986

 

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London Giants - possibly Shame 181 holding it up.

 

The Chrome Angelz, TCA - Mode 2 & Scribla. They never finished their piece unfortunately.

 

 

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Quest - Special Effects

 

Nonstop Arts - Fade 2, State Of Art, Cane 1

 

            

Deluxe by Mig

 

Chris / Jump 2 (photo from www.aerosolplanet.com)

 

Tags opposite Electric Avenue at Battersea Park venture day. 

 

 

 

 

 

Battersea Park 1987

A year later London's hip hop community returned to Battersea Park for another Capital Radio Venture Day.

 

 

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Outlaws

 

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London's Finest by Smart Arts

 

 

 

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Hip Hop Alliance                                                                                                                       DVA (Da Velvet Agents)

 

DVA

 

 

 

 

Old Kent Road

A short bus trip from Elephant & Castle would bring you to this set of abandoned warehouses. This site was popular for south London writers in the mid to late 80s. They were demolished in about 1990.

 

           

Tuf Arts, Ruf ?? ~1987                                                                                                        ??

 

?? Tuff Arts?? 

         

Ruf & ??                                                                                                            unfinished by unknown

 

         

Cash  ~1987

 

           

Neat ~1988                                                                                                                           from Mikster071 F;ickr

 

         

Cash 1988                                                                                                         Neat 1988

 

South Rocks by Spraze, Seek, Dane, Ruf (Rough) ~1988.

 

        

VOP - Rough & Stylo                                                                                                  VOP

Above 2 photos linked from Soul Safari's Flickr account - http://www.flickr.com/photos/soul-safari/

 

Other pieces

 

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TDK billboard by T-Kid at Lambeth. (photo from www.aerosolplanet.com )   

 Mike Allen interviewing T-Kid during his visit (sorry about the quality) - http://www.rockingthecity.com/Mike%20Allen%20interviewing%20T%2DKid.mp3

 

Solid Cut Records by Dare, Fiasko, Lerk 1988 - Deptford high Street. A commission for the BBC drama series "South Of The Border".

 

                                 

Unseen Untold exhibition - 1989. Southwark. - Check & Snatch being interviewed.                            I went down to this with Shok & Steam TU, thats Steam painting.

 

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North London Walls.

 

              

Robbo                                                                                        Robbo (thanks Dom for the photo)

 

Shame 181, London Giantz

 

Tufnell Park

Hall of fame in north London in a housing estates ball court. Popular with north London crews such as So Tuff , World Domination, We Rock Hard.

 

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Sine - So Tuff crew                                                                                                                     Total??

 

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Sine, ST outline                                                                                                                      Seize (photo from Divadivayawl's fotolog - http://www.fotolog.com/all_photos.html? )user=divadivayawl

 

           

unfinished by Dare, DSK                                                                                           Kash by Sine, ST

 

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Raule? by Sine ??                                                                                                    Rez

 

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Seize

 

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Seize

 

 

DE by Dare DSK, Neat by Neat (AKA Lerk not South London Neat)

 

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Sir Prime on a visit from Germany. He also did one of the best tube window down wholecars London's ever seen.

 

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Worldomination by Drax & Seize

 

3 Corners - Farringdon

This playground based hall of fame was used in the late 80s and became a popular weekend meeting point for writers in 1989/1990. Pressure from the police meant the owners where forced to make painting there illegal and the site died. The site was also a popular place for hanging out (or avoiding police) if you were doing an allnighter at nearby Farringdon or Moorgate yards. Quite often you would turn up at 3 in the morning to find fellow writers sheltering from the cold in the small hut at the bottom of the climbing frame.

 

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Street art by Polo 2 (Urge) - pic from Urge's flickr

 

London Giantz

          

Girls                                                                                                                  Haste

 

 

 

                   

DLZ (Divine Lordz) by Coma                                                                                Beccy by ?

 

Judy by Shuto, Cen one

 

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Don, Fed, Cike

 

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Fed, Cike, Mean

 

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Snatch, Cheeba Wizards

 

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Bode by Snatch                                                                                        Mean, SBS

 

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Coke, New Wave Arts

 

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TRC by Skore                                                                                                            Skire

 

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System from Wales                                                                                      Kal one CWS

 

 

 

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She from Brighton                                                                                        Crymein

 

Score, Ten, TRC

 

           

Buskire by Busk & Skire, 1989.                                                                        

 

Troubled Children by Score 204, TRC.

         

Check

 

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Ten, Skore 204 TRC

 

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farringdon 3 corners 1989     farringdon 3 corners 1990

Stet                                                       Check

 

farrindon 3 corners 1990     farrindon 3 corners 1990     farringdon 3 corners 1990

Jenny by Melo                                                                                                          Busk

 

farringdon 3 corners 1990      farrindon 3 corners 1990        farringdon 3 corners 1990

Stupid, Reds 27                                      Kal 1, CWS                                                   TOP (Two Oh Phour) by Score 204

Above thumbnails from Buddz flickr - click em to enlarge

 

Skore 204, TRC

 

               mr_hodge's photo from 12/05/07

 Score 204, TRC                                                                                                    Dragonz by Shoom - from http://www1.fotolog.com/mr_hodge                                        

 

              


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