Co-op Mosaic
The Co-op Mosaic is a mural in Kingston upon Hull, England, designed by the artist Alan Boyson. Commissioned by the Hull and East Riding Co-operative Society for the exterior of the end of their new store, the mural is sited at the intersection where Jameson Street meets King Edward Street, now a mainly pedestrianised area created for the City of Culture 2017. The building was erected by 1963. Depicting three stylised trawlers, it commemorates Hull's fishing fleet. The mural is made from 4,224 panels, each square and each containing 225 Tesserae - cubes of Italian  glass - over one million in all. The panels are fixed to a curved concrete screen attached to the wall. The mural was built to Boyson's design by Richards Tiles Ltd, subsequently part of Johnsons Tiles Ltd. Included in the mural is the Latin text "" ("the success of industry"). It also includes the letters in the ships' masts. These appear fortuitously and not through deliberate design. After the Co-operative Society vacated the building, it was for a time a branch of BHS. In May 2007 the mural was locally listed by Hull City Council, who described it was a  superb example of modern public art. The council subsequently pledged to retain the mural when the site is developed. In November 2016, a proposal by Hull Civic Society to give the mural statutory protection at a national level was rejected. The society announced its intention to appeal the decision. The mural was placed on the National Heritage List for England on 21 November 2019 at Grade II. Fish mural. An additional mural by Boyson, inside the store on the fourth floor, was rediscovered during refurbishment in 2011. Depicting a shoal of fish, it is over long and is made from  ceramic tiles, marble and stone. Located outside the former Skyline Ballroom (later Romeo and Juliet's, a nightclub), it had been hidden behind a false wall. The building's then owners, Manor Property Group, announced plans to feature it in their designs for the building's decor. It was made as part of the same commission as the exterior mural.