Street art thanks NHS staff for tackling coronavirus

French street artist Zabou painted artist BKFoxx wearing her graffiti mask on a wall in East London

Spectacular street art has sprung up all over England to thank NHS workers for their dedication during the coronavirus pandemic.

Artists up and down the country have used their talents to make a big show of their gratitude, with some creations spanning huge walls.

Sculptor Jamie Wardley created a 100-metre long tribute in a Yorkshire field, while welder Pete Henson made a 1.8m (6ft) statue of a nurse in Exmoor.

Mural artist Rachel List has been prolific in Pontefract. She said: "I think people just want to show their appreciation for the NHS and hopefully, I have, in some small way allowed that message to travel."

Here's a look at some of the stunning tributes to the NHS staff.

Nathan Bowen created this street art in Shoreditch, London

Four-year-olds George and Imaani pose next to a mural by Rachel List in Pontefract

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A dog walker stops to look at another of Rachel List's tributes to NHS workers in Pontefract

Graffiti on the shutters of a closed pizza restaurant in Liverpool

Welder Pete Henson put an 1.8m tall statue in an unauthorised spot near Wheddon Cross, Exmoor

Artist Claire Flynn from Coventry is creating a new chalk mural each week

Jamie Wardley painted a 100-metre long tribute to the NHS in a field in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire

A mural celebrating NHS workers by artist Lionel Stanhope at Hilly Fields, South London

Artist Foka Wolf painted this heart on the Custard Factory in Birmingham

A message of thanks on the "Give Peas a Chance Bridge" over the M25 motorway, west of London

Art student Davina Dickson, 18, spent eight hours painting The Star pub in Penkridge, Staffordshire

Drew Allan painted this mural on his window in Redcar

Green staff at John O'Gaunt Golf Club in Bedfordshire created this message

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By Jennifer Meierhans