I have passed this doorway many times, but I don’t think that I have previously photographed this stencil by Stewy, which was painted in May 2024, I think. The stencil is a portrait of Mark Stewart, English singer and founding member of Pop Group, and described as ‘the godfather of Bristol music’.
This is the second stencil I found during Upfest 2026, because I was doing a lot of wandering around and was rather ‘trigger-happy’ with my photographs. Stewy has a wonderful style and his monochrome stencils convey his subjects in an authentic and understated way. Fine stuff.
Natural adventures 
This was painted after Paul’s sad and untimely passing
A true visionary who always did things just that little bit differently
And why not indeed . . .
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My contemporary knowledge of Bristol culture is not up to speed, but is improving.
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Paul and I be came friends when we used to meet in the Museum cafe which was the place to be back in the late 1970’s.
He was that little bit older and already in a band so many looked up to him.
He was a vocal peace lover who loved holding those to account who needed to be held to account, something he did readily and often.
It was all very Bristol Punk/New Wave!
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Definitely feel like I missed out – I was busy growing up in North London at that time.
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