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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent

Vandalised Mayer-Marton mural in Oldham church given Grade II-listed status

The mural at the Holy Rosary church in Oldham.
The Mayer-Marton mural at the Holy Rosary church in Oldham. Photograph: George Mayer-Marton estate

A stunning mural created in a Catholic church by a Jewish refugee from the Nazis has been saved from destruction, decay and vandalism after being granted Grade II-listed status by the UK government.

The Crucifixion, by the leading 20th-century artist George Mayer-Marton, is a rare combination of mosaic and fresco standing almost 8 metres (26ft) high, taking up an entire wall inside the Holy Rosary church in Oldham.

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