The Prince Albert is a pub and music venue located in Trafalgar Street, Brighton, East Sussex. It was originally a three-storey town house built in 1848 and it was converted into a pub in 1860.
The Prince Albert is a pub and music venue located in Trafalgar Street, Brighton, East Sussex. It was originally a three-storey town house built in 1848 and it was converted into a pub in 1860.
The most iconic feature of the pub is a mural painted on the side. Originally, the wall was known for its Banksy artwork Kissing Coppers appearing in 2004, along with a mural of the late BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel. In 2013, a mural depicting 26 deceased musicians, the actor Oliver Reed and footballer George Best was added to the wall by local graffiti artists Req and Sinna One. [1] These depictions are mostly monochrome, set against a vividly multicoloured background. The following musicians were painted:
The mural was repainted in 2017 and updated regularly thereafter to include another 24 deceased musicians. [2] Of the original depictions, Brian Jones is missing and George Best was later replaced. There is debate about the identity of the musician depicted on the left chimney situated between Ian Curtis and Kurt Cobain. Some sources incorrectly list Merle Haggard. [3] The following musicians were added:
A new mural was painted in 2019 across the upstairs hallway with depictions of Scott Walker and Pete Shelley.
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Kissing Coppers is a Banksy stencil that pictures two British policemen kissing. It was originally unveiled on the wall of The Prince Albert pub in Brighton in 2004. It gained significant attention due to Banksy's notoriety as a provocative street artist and activist. Kissing Coppers has frequently been regarded as one of Banksy’s most notable works, so much so that it was selected as the most iconic British piece of art at The Other Art Fair in London.
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