William Mitchell murals in the pedestrian concourse of Hockley Flyover, Hockley Circus is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 May 2022. Murals.
William Mitchell murals in the pedestrian concourse of Hockley Flyover, Hockley Circus
- WRENN ID
- quiet-obsidian-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood MP: Shabana Mahmood (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 May 2022
- Type
- Murals
- Address
- William Mitchell murals in the pedestrian concourse of Hockley Flyover, Hockley Circus, Murals on Pedestrian Underpasses to Hockley Flyover B4100, Surrounded by A41
- OS grid reference
- SP 058 885
- Coordinates
- 52.49518, -1.91531
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Mitchell murals are three concrete relief artworks located in the pedestrian concourse of Hockley Flyover, designed by William Mitchell Design Consultants and completed by 1968.
These murals are made from cast, pigmented concrete and wrap around the underpass openings on the south-east and south-west sides of the concourse. Each mural showcases abstract patterns in deep relief, featuring unifying motifs such as donuts, sunbursts, and repeating geometric designs, while maintaining distinct characteristics for each panel.
The mural on the south-east side is thought to have originally been cast in white concrete and consists of geometric panels with deeply profiled surface finishes and textured areas that mimic natural rock. The terracotta wall includes triangular wedges and circular motifs interspersed with patterns that resemble Aztec symbols. The third mural, made of unpigmented concrete, displays a series of vertical ribs and shards that protrude at varying depths.
Local climate
William Mitchell murals in the pedestrian concourse of Hockley Flyover, Hockley Circus receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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