Renowned Liverpool artist Paul Curtis is painting a new mural of country music legend Charlie Landsborough on the side of Birkenhead North station this week.
Charlie won the "immortalised" spot on the wall by beating Dixie Dean and Birkenhead's first female mayor, Lady Mary Ann Mercer, in a poll of local residents. The "celebration of the passion, talent, resilience and creativity that has come out of the North End" was organised by Cradle to Career, a project by the charity Right to Succeed, that works with government and community organisations to improve quality of life by "creating new opportunities for local children and young people" in Birkenhead.
Artist Paul Curtis is known for his artwork across Merseyside, including the 'Colombian Cacao pods', one of several murals he painted in New Ferry after a devastating explosion. He's also responsible for the Liverpool Wings in the Baltic Triangle, and the Birkenhead Drill on Gallaghers Traditional Pub in Birkenhead. His latest 2.5m tall and 5m wide mural depicts Charlie who grew up in Birkenhead North and taught at primary school on Portland Road, near the station. The Birkenhead singer is a huge country star in the USA, but struggled for three decades, working as a teacher while writing songs and performing, before achieving success.
