Public Art -Bridge Mural- Thatto Heath Park- St Helens.

Yesterday, I spent my lunch hour taking part in eating a chicken and mushroom Pot Noodle and then taking a small walk in the park next door to see some sights.

Considering I have driven and walked past this park a million times in my lifetime and also sometimes work near to it, I have never actually fully ventured in. This still was to be true after my small walk. I listened to the Blue tits chattering, saw some Forsythia blossoming and a lady walked by with a big dog who was called Brian. 

I had time for a circuit to burn off the noodle before I was back to work but I was suddenly drawn like a magnet to a small portal to the right of me. 

I saw faces and paintings and was placed into a time slip of a bridge to the edgelands. Why? who are these painted people? who did this? Well it tells you who did paint the pictures but there are no dates.

After over three hours of trying to find out any information about it, I was met with a Pinterest picture of the bridge titled -Old iron bridge- Thatto Heath Park. There is also a map HERE from 1894 that shows the footbridge over the railway. (Copyright -National Library of Scotland-creative commons use)

As I walked over the bridge a train rumbled underneath and on the other side was scrub land and a path. I liked this as on my arrival to this other side I was given a welcome chorus by the local Crows. 

Judging by the fashions, a lady with a very high collar on her coat, I am guessing it is 70's early 80's. As I cannot find out ANYTHING else about the paintings we just have to be pleased they still exist.