Mosaic on Afflecks Palace Tib St Manchester, Mark E Smith and The Fall, Ten Houses Of Eve, England, UK, M4 1PW

The hidden tribute to Mark E Smith of The Fall worth seeking out on a Manchester back street A mosaic tribute to The Fall's Mark E. Smith has been unveiled - and purposefully hidden away on a back street for fans to discover in the Northern Quarter There is a new tribute to The Fall frontman Mark E Smith in Manchester city centre - but you’ll have to head off the beaten track to find it. The maverick mastermind of the Manc band died in January, aged 60, after battling cancer, with tributes paid from rock and cultural icons from across the globe. Now there’s a permanent tribute, hidden in the Northern Quarter, to his lyrical genius. Venture to the far (and dead) end of Short Street and you will find two striking mosaics - one in Mark’s image and the other featuring lyrics from The Fall song Ten Houses of Eve, framed by the brickwork of the far wall of the Affleck’s building. The artworks have been commissioned by renowned mosaic artist Mark Kennedy, and were created by artist Mary Goodwin. Kennedy had been friends with Smith for 15 years, and hopes to add to artworks in the secluded end of Short Street as an ongoing tribute to Smith and The Fall. He says: “I want to call this Fall corner, and over the years I’d like to add little bits every time there’s a celebratory element to the group. “I like the corner because it’s hidden and to an extent The Fall were quite a hidden band and Mark’s lyrics have many hidden meanings too. “It’s hard to find, and like The Fall in many respects, you have to look for it and that works for me.” The lyrics on the artwork read: “Identity art.. if only the shards you’d relocate back in place”, ending with the dates of Smith’s life - 1957-2018. Kennedy was keen for a female artist to create the works, as a testament to the female musicians in The Fall, and commissioned Leeds-based Mary Goodwin