Two large billboards that surrounded an electricity station in the middle of Bedminster have been removed - but the electricity board said it had nothing to do with a campaign that’s been running for two years to get rid of them.
The two big advertising billboards faced the junction of North Street and Luckwell Road in Bedminster, around a redbrick substation building on the corner of North Street Green for decades. But in 2021, a campaign was started by local shopkeepers, Bedminster’s Business Improvement District and Adblock Bristol to call for the removal of the boards.
Those behind the call said the billboards spoiled the area, which has now become something of a Mecca for street art fans since the completion of the ‘Six Sisters’ work directly opposite.
