SaveOurMural

Created in 1878 by Kenneth Budd, using more than 200,000 pieces of broken tile and Venetian smalti, the Chartist Mural celebrates the lives of those lost on 4th November 1839 when over 1,000 Chartist sympathisers - including many coal-miners, most with home-made arms, led by John Frost - marched on the town of Newport, Monmouthshire, intent on liberating fellow Chartists who were reported to have been taken prisoner in the town's Westgate Hotel. Known as the Newport Rising, this was the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain and the Chartist movement prompted one of the most important political reforms in the UK, acknowledging levels of equality previously denied to many. The mural offers a unique insight to the proud history of Newport, celebrating the democracy won by its ancestors for the whole of Great Britain. Currently threatened by demolition - using Welsh Govt funding - to make way for a London developer's ?100m Scheme (http://*** the destruction of this piece of highly accessible art in the name of development would be a denial to the historical facts that it so clearly portrays, and flies in the face of public opinion. Links: Web:http://*** Twitter:http://*** Petition:http://*** Demo Event:http://*** Press Release:http://*** Cadw Listing Refusal:http://*** Newport Council Press Release:http://*** Media: Photos (high-res on request): Mural, Contemporary (2013, colour, courtesy of Thomas Clark):http://*** Mural, Making-of Photos (1979, colour, courtesy of Oliver Budd):http://*** Mural, Making-of Photos (1979, B&W, courtesy of Oliver Budd):http://*** Video (4k on request): Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt1 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt2 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt3 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt4 (Stephanie Roberts):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt5 (Miguel Araujo, French, subtitled):http://*** Contacts: Peter Rawcliffe, Campaign Chairman, 'Save our Mural'. Email: pjrawcliffe@hotmail.com Stephanie Roberts, Campaign Coordinator, 'Save our Mural'. Email: info@stephanierobertsart.com Zennis, Communications Officer, 'Save our Mural'. Email: zennis@thepatchworkproject.com

Insurrection By Local Citizens Over Welsh Govt Funding To Bulldoze Newport Mural For London Developer's ?100m Scheme:http://*** Otherwise known as #chartistuprising -http://*** Links: Web:http://*** Twitter:http://*** Petition:http://*** Demo Event:http://*** Press Release:http://*** Cadw Listing Refusal:http://*** Newport Council Press Release:http://*** Media: Photos (high-res on request): Mural, Contemporary (2013, colour, courtesy of Thomas Clark):http://*** Mural, Making-of Photos (1979, colour, courtesy of Oliver Budd):http://*** Mural, Making-of Photos (1979, B&W, courtesy of Oliver Budd):http://*** Video (4k on request): Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt1 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt2 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt3 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt4 (Stephanie Roberts):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt5 (Miguel Araujo, French, subtitled):http://*** Contacts: Peter Rawcliffe, Campaign Chairman, 'Save our Mural'. Email: pjrawcliffe@hotmail.com Stephanie Roberts, Campaign Coordinator, 'Save our Mural'. Email: info@stephanierobertsart.com Zennis, Communications Officer, 'Save our Mural'. Email: zennis@thepatchworkproject.com

Insurrection By Local Citizens Over Welsh Govt Funding To Bulldoze Newport Mural For London Developer's ?100m Scheme:http://*** Otherwise known as #NewportInsurrection -http://*** Links: Web:http://*** Twitter:http://*** Petition:http://*** Demo Event:http://*** Press Release:http://*** Cadw Listing Refusal:http://*** Newport Council Press Release:http://*** Media: Photos (high-res on request): Mural, Contemporary (2013, colour, courtesy of Thomas Clark):http://*** Mural, Making-of Photos (1979, colour, courtesy of Oliver Budd):http://*** Mural, Making-of Photos (1979, B&W, courtesy of Oliver Budd):http://*** Video (4k on request): Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt1 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt2 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt3 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt4 (Stephanie Roberts):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt5 (Miguel Araujo, French, subtitled):http://*** Contacts: Peter Rawcliffe, Campaign Chairman, 'Save our Mural'. Email: pjrawcliffe@hotmail.com Stephanie Roberts, Campaign Coordinator, 'Save our Mural'. Email: info@stephanierobertsart.com Zennis, Communications Officer, 'Save our Mural'. Email: zennis@thepatchworkproject.com

The Newport Chartist Mural - currently threatened by Welsh Govt Funding To Bulldoze For London Developer's ?100m Scheme:http://*** Further Links: Web:http://*** Twitter:http://*** Petition:http://*** Demo Event:http://*** Press Release:http://*** Cadw Listing Refusal:http://*** Newport Council Press Release:http://*** Media: Photos (high-res on request): Mural, Contemporary (2013, colour, courtesy of Thomas Clark):http://*** Mural, Making-of Photos (1979, colour, courtesy of Oliver Budd):http://*** Mural, Making-of Photos (1979, B&W, courtesy of Oliver Budd):http://*** Video (4k on request): Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt1 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt2 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt3 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt4 (Stephanie Roberts):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt5 (Miguel Araujo, French, subtitled):http://*** Contacts: Peter Rawcliffe, Campaign Chairman, 'Save our Mural'. Email: pjrawcliffe@hotmail.com Stephanie Roberts, Campaign Coordinator, 'Save our Mural'. Email: info@stephanierobertsart.com Zennis, Communications Officer, 'Save our Mural'. Email: zennis@thepatchworkproject.com

The Newport Chartist Mural - currently threatened by Welsh Govt Funding To Bulldoze For London Developer's ?100m Scheme:http://*** Further Links: Web:http://*** Twitter:http://*** Petition:http://*** Demo Event:http://*** Press Release:http://*** Cadw Listing Refusal:http://*** Newport Council Press Release:http://*** Media: Photos (high-res on request): Mural, Contemporary (2013, colour, courtesy of Thomas Clark):http://*** Mural, Making-of Photos (1979, colour, courtesy of Oliver Budd):http://*** Mural, Making-of Photos (1979, B&W, courtesy of Oliver Budd):http://*** Video (4k on request): Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt1 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt2 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt3 (Oliver Budd):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt4 (Stephanie Roberts):http://*** Save Our Newport Chartist Mural pt5 (Miguel Araujo, French, subtitled):http://*** Contacts: Peter Rawcliffe, Campaign Chairman, 'Save our Mural'. Email: pjrawcliffe@hotmail.com Stephanie Roberts, Campaign Coordinator, 'Save our Mural'. Email: info@stephanierobertsart.com Zennis, Communications Officer, 'Save our Mural'. Email: zennis@thepatchworkproject.com