Last minute reprieve for Grade II listed artwork

A campaign to save a 60-year-old mural on the side of a former BHS store in Hull looks set to succeed as Hull City Council confirms plans to preserve it when the building is demolished.

The ‘Three Ships’ mural by artist Alan Boyson, made of tiny cubes of Italian coloured glass, was listed in 2019. Due to asbestos levels in the building it was decided the artwork could not be saved.

The council has now said it will be applying for planning permission to incorporate the mural into the latest designs for a £130m mixed-use development to replace the shop.