We’re back in the city that I call home for another installment of London street art. As we do this, I should note that this is now VOLUME 5 of London murals, which makes it far-and-away the city whose murals I have covered the most. I believe that the 2nd place prize on in this category currently belongs to Toronto, Canada, which has gotten 3 volumes so far. There are a few cities out there that really pack a punch in the street art department, but my time in most of the other places is limited. With London, however, I have nearly endless time. So, up to this point, we’ve done street art features on…

In this article, we’re going to be agnostic with the location within London. Indeed, this article has been sitting around as a ‘draft’ since 2023, and I have just been adding to the gallery every time I walk by a mural in my day-to-day life. So, I stumbled onto all of these randomly, and accordingly, they are really from a random collection of places. I think the London neighborhoods covered here include Camberwell, Stoke Newington, Little Portugal, Bow, Bethnal Green, Walthamstow, Peckham, Hackney, Finsbury Park, Waterloo, Nunhead, Stockwell, Fitzrovia, Clapham, Earl’s Court, Soho, Notting Hill, Streatham… and probably more!

So, without further ado, let me show you all of the mural magic that I just happened to walk by over the past few years…

As per usual, I have done my very best to credit each of the artists who work is captured in this article. However, if you recognize that I have missed somebody, please reach out and let me know so I can update this list! It’s really important to me that I give credit where credit is due.

 
 

That’s it for now! But maybe after another few years of walking around this endless city, I’ll have a Volume 6 ready for you. For now, new horizons await! So I will leave you with a deep cut from The Streets, aka Mike Skinner. Enjoy. ✌️

Next stop: Poland.

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Peter was born & raised in Columbus, Ohio and started this blog when he moved from Boston to Hanoi in 2014. While he’s also lived in Nashville, Madrid, and Paris, he’s now based in London.

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