Pyramid Arts centre, Warrington, with mural in the evening, Palmyra Square South, Cultural Quarter, Warrington, Cheshire, England,UK, WA1 1BL.

An 18m high mural adorns the gable end wall of the old magistrates' court which now forms part of the Pyramid arts centre at the corner of Museum Street and Winmarleigh Street. 'Reflection of Warrington' was created as part of a partnership between Wired Young Carers, Culture Warrington, Spearfish Arts and renowned illustrator Will Barras. The project cost £6, 000 and was funded by a local trust foundation. Children, aged between eight and 15, were given a break from their responsibilities caring for loved ones to help work with Will on the design. The idea was to find a new way for young people to engage with the town's history. The group decided on a range of images including iconic structures such as the Golden Gates and the Barley Mow, famous faces like Jonathan Blackburne, the Lord of the Manor of Warrington famous for growing the north west’s first pineapple at Orford Hall, and the Mad Hatter’s tea party scene from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Scenes illustrating the town’s industrial heritage are also featured alongside a depiction of the ill-fated RMS Tayleur which was built in Warrington. Will and the team spent 46 hours on the street art design over six days using 25 litres of emulsion and 100 spray cans. The project has been around a year in the making with a workshop in February to gather ideas on how the mural should look. Planning permission to paint the wall was approved at the end of September when Historic England raised no objections.