7701. North Street

Stewy, North Street, Bristol, May 2026
Stewy, North Street, Bristol, May 2026

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’.

Stewy, North Street, Bristol, May 2026
Stewy, North Street, Bristol, May 2026

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.