Colourful murals for city's buildings and pathways

A mural depicting two cows has been painted on the side of The Herdsman pub

A series of murals have been painted on buildings, underpasses and passageways in Hereford.

There are eight in total, and they have been created by local as well as international artists.

The artworks will continue to appear on gable ends of prominent buildings throughout March.

The arrival of the murals comes ahead of a new Hereford Public Art Trail which launches in April.

This flower design has been painted on a wall on Bastion Mews

Hereford-based artist Dermot Clarke, who also teaches at Hereford College of Arts, is transforming Capuchin Lane in the city.

His new commission will use the history of a famous passageway as its source of inspiration, bringing it up to date in an abstract way.

Capuchin is an old word for cabbages, and Mr Clarke told BBC Hereford & Worcester he wanted to make the passageway a bit more cheery and less boring.

Eight murals will appear across Hereford in total, as part of the project

Councillor Philip Price, Herefordshire Council’s cabinet member for transport and infrastructure, commented: “We are excited to see the new artworks installed across the city centre as part of the public art programme.

“The project has been years in the making, bringing together local people, students, businesses and stakeholders from across the city to add creativity and vibrancy to our city streets.”

Some of the artworks will take a number of days to create, and as such Union Passage (off Commercial Street) will be closed from 10 March until 12 March to enable the artists to work.

The murals are being painted by local and international artists

The full list of locations and artists includes:

Eign Gate Underpass - Graphic Rewilding

The Herdsman - Curtis Hylton

Bastion Mews - Emmeline North

The Commercial - Nomad Clan

Brewer's Passage - SNIK

Capuchin Lane - Dermot Clarke

Booth Hall Passageway - Gemma Flowers

Union Passage - Estee Angeline