Door 54
At the far east end of North Street, Bristol, is the colourful Steam Crane pub, which during Upfest plays host to several walls in its beer garden/back yard. There is a little side passage just to the right of the pub which leads you directly into the yard, and the wall on the right is always crammed with great street art.
On entering into the yard, the far left-hand wall is also given over to a large piece for Upfest. Along the back brick wall however, there is no street art, except for this cheeky little red squirrel by Bristol’s Stewy, whose stencils can be found all over the city.
The door is plain, but the whole scene – the grey timbered facade, white door and squirrel – seem to come together in a pleasing way.
The squirrel is a stencil that Stewy has used many times about the place but it doesn’t matter how many times you see it, it always charms.
Here are some Upfest pieces from the walls of The Steam Crane:
by Scooj
Loads more amazing doors at: Thursday Doors – Norm 2.0
Natural adventures 
There have been some great walls at The Steam Crane although I thought this year’s didn’t quite match up to previous efforts . . .
Love the Stewy Squirrel . . .
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I agree
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What a great place to have a bevvy. Love the squirrel.
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Funnily enough I’ve never drunk there.
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What a lovely set. Do the pieces keep changing?
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Yes, at least every year. Other walls in Bristol may change every few days.
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Hi Stephen,
What a great collection of street art there with Stewy Squirrel looking on taking it all in. John Curtis’s one was probably the most visually striking but that Lost Souls piece had been heading off to Alice in Wonderland territory and I really loved its surreal dreaminess and probably need to look at it for a bit to really absorb its nuances.
Hope you’ve been having a great week.
Best wishes,
Rowena
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Thanks Rowena. John Curtis is known more for his fine art, but it transposed onto the wall really well.
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Stephen, it’s great to see fine art transition to the street. I did a quick Google search and came across some of his other works at Society 6. I I love his quirky characters.
Best wishes,
Rowena
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Nice research.
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I can’t help myself. Always sticking my nose in and, I must admit, often falling in with no intention of getting out.
Best wishes,
Rowena
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Who doesn’t love a cute little squirrel? I have never heard of him before so thanks for the introduction 🙂
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The pleasure was all mine.
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