Giffin Square Mural, "His 'n' Hers"
A trompe l'oeil mural called "His 'n' Hers," painted on the gable end of a building at the corner of Giffin Street and Deptford High Street facing Giffin Square, showing two chimneys personified with a pearl necklace and a necktie.
- Hidden gem
- Price: Free
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Did you know
Painted in a single summer's day in 2002 by artist Patricio Forrester and Julian Sharples for the Deptford X Festival, it was Forrester's first commissioned mural in London and was later restored through community crowdfunding after decades of weathering.
Local tip
It's a quick, free stop rather than a destination in itself, worth glancing up at while passing through Giffin Square on the way to the market or Deptford Market Yard.
Finding it
- Address
- Giffin Street, Albury Court, Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England, SE8 4SD
- Nearest station
- Deptford Bridge DLR Station, 311 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- APT GalleryAn artist-run contemporary art gallery and studio complex on the banks of Deptford Creek, founded in 1995 by the charity Art in Perpetuity Trust and now housing 42 studios alongside its exhibition space.
- Little Nan's BarA maximalist, kitsch cocktail bar inside a Deptford Market Yard railway arch, decorated with Union Jacks, leopard print and knick-knacks in tribute to the owner's grandmother, serving cocktails by the teapot.
- The Bird's NestA live-music pub on Deptford Church Street at the edge of Deptford Creek, running gigs across folk, punk, blues and ska most nights, plus a Wednesday open-mic "Play for a Pint" session.
- Sue Godfrey Nature ParkA small community-run nature reserve in Deptford on the site of a former pottery works, created in 1984 after local campaigning and renamed in 1994 for environmental campaigner Sue Godfrey.