Gadshill Road Brick Project

Eastville, Bristol

Gadshill Road Brick Project

May - June 2026

This very special Brick Project transformed a target for graffiti and anti-social behaviour at the junction of Gadshill and Fishponds Road, BS5 6LJ into a beauitiful patchwork, painted by local people, May Park School, 58th Bristol (1st Eastville) Scout Group, and other community groups.

Thanks to a grant from University of the West of England, we worked with a team of 8 student volunteers, who helped massively with overcoming unexpected challenges and getting local people involved.


The following people either contributed to the crowdfunder or stepped up in some other way to make this project possible. Thank you so much:


Katie Leaver, Gemma Adams, Emily Sandell, Ali Grant, Ray McHale, Gareth Mayer, Alfie Dwyer, Rob Miles, Peter and Janet, Adele and Dave, Mary and Tony, Rosie Felvus, Ellen Cook and Family. There are many others, thank you everyone!


Major Delays and Holdbacks:


After beginning preparation work, we discovered the wall had an anti-graffiti wax coating which prevented paint from bonding to the bricks. Removing and treating this surface safely required significantly more preparation time than anticipated, including the hire of a power washer and additional materials, which used a significant portion of our budget.

Poor weather contributed to further delays!, meaning the work took three times longer than we expected. Despite everything, this project has become one of our proudest achievements, go and see it today!