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Street art thanks NHS staff for tackling coronavirus

  • 23 April 2020
French street artist Zabou painted artist BK Foxx wearing her graffiti mask on a wall in East London Image copyright Getty Images
Image caption French street artist Zabou painted artist BK Foxx wearing her graffiti mask on a wall in East London

Spectacular street art has sprung up all over England to thank NHS workers for their dedication during the coronavirus pandemic.

Artists up and down the country have used their talents to make a big show of their gratitude, with some creations spanning huge walls.

Sculptor Jamie Wardley created a 100-metre long tribute in a Yorkshire field, while welder Pete Henson made a 1.8m (6ft) statue of a nurse in Exmoor.

Mural artist Rachel List has been prolific in Pontefract. She said: "I think people just want to show their appreciation for the NHS and hopefully, I have, in some small way allowed that message to travel."

Here's a look at some of the stunning tributes to the NHS staff.

Ambulance and NHS street art Image copyright Nathan Bowen
Image caption Nathan Bowen created this street art in Shoreditch, London
Children having their photo taken by graffiti Image copyright Getty Images
Image caption Four-year-olds George and Imaani pose next to a mural by Rachel List in Pontefract
A man looking at NHS superhero street art Image copyright Getty Images
Image caption Street art in Pontefract has a superhero theme
A dog walker stops to look at another of Pontefract's tributes to NHS workers Image copyright Getty Images
Image caption A dog walker stops to look at another of Rachel List's tributes to NHS workers in Pontefract
Graffiti on the shutters of a closed pizza restaurant in Liverpool Image copyright Getty Images
Image caption Graffiti on the shutters of a closed pizza restaurant in Liverpool
Nurse Amy statue Image copyright Exmoor Welding
Image caption Welder Pete Henson put an 1.8m tall statue in an unauthorised spot near Wheddon Cross, Exmoor
Artist Claire Flynn from Coventry is creating a new chalk mural each week Image copyright @ClaireArtLady
Image caption Artist Claire Flynn from Coventry is creating a new chalk mural each week
The painted tribute Image copyright Sand in Your Eye
Image caption Jamie Wardley painted a 100-metre long tribute to the NHS in a field in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
A mural celebrating NHS workers by artist Lionel Stanhope at Hilly Fields, South London Image copyright Getty Images
Image caption A mural celebrating NHS workers by artist Lionel Stanhope at Hilly Fields, South London
heart on the Custard Factory in Birmingham Image copyright @fokawolf
Image caption Artist Foka Wolf painted this heart on the Custard Factory in Birmingham
Thank you NHS graffiti over bridge on M25 Image copyright Getty Images
Image caption A message of thanks on the "Give Peas a Chance Bridge" over the M25 motorway, west of London
Art student Davina Dickson, 18, spent eight hours painting The Star pub in Penkridge, Staffordshire Image copyright Davina Dickson
Image caption Art student Davina Dickson, 18, spent eight hours painting The Star pub in Penkridge, Staffordshire
A mural of Captain Tom Moore on a window Image copyright Drew Allan
Image caption Drew Allan painted this mural on his window in Redcar
Thank You NHS mowed into grass at golf club Image copyright John O'Gaunt Golf Club
Image caption Green staff at John O'Gaunt Golf Club in Bedfordshire created this message
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