Author Topic: Liverpool Graffiti (Read 53478 times)

rosie · « **on:** August 19, 2009, 12:50:39 pm »

Anyone got any particular favourites? I was just browsing jaygraham's thread about the pies and didnt want to hijack, so posted this here.

www.liverpoolcultureblog.co.uk/2009/04/liverpool-graffiti-delta-fuck-off-the-pies-the-pies/

One of my favourite pieces of Liverpool graffiti is the 'Cockneys Die' viewed from the train just on the way out of Lime Street. I've worked all round this country and the amount of people who knew that graffiti I lost count!

On the (ahem) 'other side' of the Mersey the sig 'Cloud 9' always used to appear all over the place, early 70's, think they were some sort of strange mod skin'ead crew from lower beb.

kavah · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2009, 11:05:26 pm »

The cockneys die was legendary, wasn't it, and repeated on the bridge over the M62 near the rocket " cockneys must die " ? i think

My all time favourite though was on the substation near british leyland in speke / hunts cross:

Quote from: kavah on February 5, 2006, 11:50:25 pm

"Liverpool Champions yet again"

was a vintage piece. on a substation, on Wood end avenue i think? between Speke and Hunt Cross. I always vowed I'd 'restore it " when we won the league again.
It would be worth getting arrested.

kavah · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2009, 11:08:05 pm »

and this one

Quote from: NickoH on February 5, 2006, 11:23:07 pm

My most remembered graffiti was in Stanley Park, near the gap turning onto Anfield Road which said 'All Away Fans Die'.........tickled me everytime we saw it.

Please don't post back about fans dying, etc.......... don't mean it like that.

OsirisMVZ · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2009, 11:31:56 am »

An artistic mate of mine does professional & paid stuff like this from time to time, this is outside the C.U.C. building by the Cains brewery in town where I used to work.

Love the quote.

Don't know if you'd really call if graffiti but it's what came to my head when I saw the thread title.

CHOPPER · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2009, 11:35:57 am »

There used to be one in kirkby years ago that was my favourite

"7 Up's great ask Joan Hall"

ElmAnfield · « **Reply #5 on:** August 20, 2009, 07:47:14 pm »

Being an Auld arse remember the graffitti on the wall of Anfield Cem about half way along-
"We'll hang Billy Bremner by his Bum" stayed on there for years if memory serves me right

Rusty Oysterburger · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2009, 10:08:23 pm »

One of the alleyways off Berry Street someone has sprayed,

"WOT LAD?"

makes me chuckle everytime I walk past

Istanbul, 2005 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:45:49 pm »

adamc_5* · « **Reply #8 on:** August 22, 2009, 09:39:40 pm »

Always wondered what "the pies" graffiti was all about. Remember it being across a few bridges, not just the one on the M57.

Grushko · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2009, 01:04:46 am »

SCOUSE AGGRO

On one of the bridges over the railway going into Manchester Picadilly i think?

kinkytones · « **Reply #10 on:** August 24, 2009, 06:56:03 pm »

Theres some new "Pies" graffiti on the railway bridge at the switch island end of the M58.

Wasn't there the other week, fucking massive it is. Thought it was something to do with Wiganers until i saw this thread.

SteB · « **Reply #11 on:** August 25, 2009, 09:21:26 am »

Used to love "Maybes?" when nobody knew who they were. Was fuckin everywhere that.

kesey · « **Reply #12 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:00:14 pm »

Quote from: blurred, please on August 27, 2009, 12:30:57 am

There's a boss caricature of the Beatles on Duke St, and of course Banky's at the top. The boards outside the disused church on Prinny Ave have some good stuff on them from time to time, too.

There's a nice JFT 96 on that board .

smicer07 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 27, 2009, 04:02:51 pm »

Quote from: Istanbul, 2005 on August 22, 2009, 08:45:49 pm

out

Classy.

Lanrmort · « **Reply #14 on:** September 4, 2009, 04:24:00 pm »

My favourite was always Tony B Death on Princes Ave.

Lanrmort · « **Reply #15 on:** September 4, 2009, 04:26:14 pm »

on pilgrim street, someone had prefaced a "business as usual" sign on some shutters with the word 'monkey'.

still makes me chuckle, ten years on.

Lanrmort · « **Reply #16 on:** September 4, 2009, 04:27:38 pm »

Quote from: Rusty Oysterburger on August 20, 2009, 10:08:23 pm

"WOT LAD?"

fan of that myself, as you can see to the left.

Dam Sodd · « **Reply #17 on:** September 5, 2009, 02:18:36 pm »

ORDINARY TO CHELSEA (outside Lime St station)

CONNIE ****** SMOKES BEEF (Townsend Lane - Ive *'d the name as its a bit arlarse even if it was hilarious)

also there was a boss spraycan tribute on Duke St by Le Bateau to the fella out of RUN DMC who got killed. Propa work of art.

miss_heather · « **Reply #18 on:** September 5, 2009, 02:48:06 pm »

I HATE GOFFS!

seen that outside Quiggins years back

kavah · « **Reply #19 on:** September 6, 2009, 05:01:34 am »

Quote from: Dam Sodd on September 5, 2009, 02:18:36 pm

ORDINARY TO CHELSEA

English heritage should have slapped a preservation order on that.

Red Zeppelin · « **Reply #20 on:** September 9, 2009, 10:48:35 am »

i seen a funny one a few years ago in Kensington (i dont agree with it by the way, but it did make me smile!)

"Fuck off.... this is Kenny not KENYA!"

24/7 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 9, 2009, 12:54:53 pm »

Used to be one on Granby Street......."This is TOXTETH, not CROXTETH - strictly ganja!"

Made me smile.

Stuart_Howard · « **Reply #22 on:** September 9, 2009, 08:53:23 pm »

Anyone remember the BluenoseB on the bridge across (not sure if Rice lane or County Road), but I remember it as a kid as we drove home through Walton towards switch island. Never did get it - was it a band - was someone disturbed before they could finish the B.... (Bastards?).

Lad · « **Reply #23 on:** September 15, 2009, 07:23:55 pm »

When you come into Liverpool on the mainline from Runcorn there's grafitti on the railway bridge wall on the right hand side near Speke that says

THE FAMOUS ROAD END KILL ALL AWAY FANS...EASY
LFC
GRFC

It's been there since the late seventies and is still clearly visible when the train isn't going too fast.

Roughie Scouse · « **Reply #24 on:** September 15, 2009, 07:46:50 pm »

Quote from: Istanbul, 2005 on August 22, 2009, 08:45:49 pm

out

im sure that is my old house on Edge Lane... was boarded up last time i went past

Si105 · « **Reply #25 on:** September 17, 2009, 07:54:06 am »

Get a Skinhead and fuck Leeds on a wall by the Leeds-Liverpool canal.Wall now gone sadly.

sheff-jim · « **Reply #26 on:** September 17, 2009, 01:00:30 pm »

"Pies This is Your Time" at the end of the M58. WTF is that all about?

rosie · « **Reply #27 on:** September 17, 2009, 07:03:33 pm »

Quote from: sheff-jim on September 17, 2009, 01:00:30 pm

"Pies This is Your Time" at the end of the M58. WTF is that all about?

That is appearing more and more around the outskirts of town, there was one by the Rocket 'Your time is now Pies' - another thread explains that they're a local band.

J-Mc- · « **Reply #28 on:** September 17, 2009, 07:08:02 pm »

Quote from: Istanbul, 2005 on August 22, 2009, 08:45:49 pm

out

thats by my old house that one, there was a fella round the corner who used to graffiti his wall, done a boss liverbird on it when we won the CL aswell.

Kahuna{=}Berger · « **Reply #29 on:** September 17, 2009, 07:16:25 pm »

Quote from: rosie on August 19, 2009, 12:50:39 pm

On the (ahem) 'other side' of the Mersey the sig 'Cloud 9' always used to appear all over the place, early 70's, think they were some sort of strange mod cum skin'ead crew from lower beb.

They're a Scooter Club. Been goin' since the early 70's. Still about.

Dam Sodd · « **Reply #30 on:** September 18, 2009, 01:40:34 am »

MANCS ~~KILL~~ SCOUSE
COPY

railway somewhere not far from here

Ben J · « **Reply #31 on:** September 22, 2009, 01:52:02 pm »

Always remember that there used to be grafitti on the bridge over Childwall Valley Road which lead into Belle Vale saying "EFC FA Cup 95", that was until 2001, when someone went over it with "LFC Treble Winners 2001".

adlad · « **Reply #32 on:** October 8, 2009, 09:29:21 pm »

Does anyone know what the graffiti "DiE" means? You can find it in quite a few places round town. Fairclough street, Church street, Tithebarn street to name a few... I'm very curious to find out.

The PakoAyestaran Fanclub · « **Reply #33 on:** October 20, 2009, 10:04:51 am »

Dunno if any of these are still visible but they made me chuckle everytime I used to see them:

Sprayed on Sayers shutters in Williamson Square "GREGGS IS WELL BETTER"

Sprayed next to a garage off Scottie Road "WE'VE HAD YOUR SPRAYPAINT OFF"

And the best one, at the bottom of my mates street by Walton bizzie station "MY MA'S A FAT SLAG WHO BLAMES ME FOR EVERYTHING"

rosie · « **Reply #34 on:** October 20, 2009, 12:28:18 pm »

Quote from: The PakoAyestaran Fanclub on October 20, 2009, 10:04:51 am

at the bottom of my mates street by Walton bizzie station "MY MA'S A FAT SLAG WHO BLAMES ME FOR EVERYTHING"

what a great banner that would make

Rusty Oysterburger · « **Reply #35 on:** October 20, 2009, 01:52:14 pm »

Quote from: adlad on October 8, 2009, 09:29:21 pm

Does anyone know what the graffiti "DiE" means? You can find it in quite a few places round town. Fairclough street, Church street, Tithebarn street to name a few... I'm very curious to find out.

I've seen that all over the other of town as well, Bold Street ways. God knows what it's about...

istvan kosma · « **Reply #36 on:** July 12, 2011, 01:14:47 pm »

Quote from: 24/7 on September 9, 2009, 12:54:53 pm

Used to be one on Granby Street......."This is TOXTETH, not CROXTETH - strictly ganja!"

Made me smile.

you mean this one!

Big Red Richie · « **Reply #37 on:** July 12, 2011, 02:34:32 pm »

You can never under estimate the humour and whitisisms of some of the grafitti in this city.

I always laugh when I walk past this one, which is on the side of the Scandanavian Hotel, top of Duke Street.

I can only think that the original piece was some sort of art project, but then someones crossed out the words and added their own.

The funny thing is, you have to climb over a small fence to get at it. I can just imagine that some smart arse who has walked past it numerous times, coming home from the pub one night, got his pen out and added his own touch.

I don't know why, but it just tickles me, every time I see it.
So childish, yet so funny.

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #38 on:** July 12, 2011, 03:20:39 pm »

There's a good Yosser Hughes stencil in Princes Park at the moment saying 'Giz a job'.

Always used to like the Verve song titles around Park Road/Parliament St - This Is Music, All In The Mind, etc.

Stevie-A · « **Reply #39 on:** July 13, 2011, 08:56:15 pm »

Three oldies that resonate with me even today,

Knowsley Village, ''Ernie smokes his mams bacon flaps''
Just off North John Street (in very small letters) ''Pete Burns is a prick''

Both subtle gems.