A NEW mural which could be painted on one of Warrington's most popular town centre pub will be created by a well known Warrington artist.

Anthony Turk, who produced the iconic landmark mural of the Pink Eye at Sankey Green, has chosen a picture of Wire legend Paul Cullen to go on the side of the King's Head on Winwick Street.

Paul Taylor, from Warrington Arts Council which is behind the plans, said the image is not only of the last game at Wilderspool Stadium, but also reflects on Cullen's role in saving the club from relegation and ensuring the new Halliwell Jones Stadium was sustainable.

He added: "The Kings Head, a pub that is well known for attracting rugby fans and has done so for many, many years exists between the location of the Wilderspool stadium and the new Halliwell Jones.

"We all know rugby is a huge part of the town’s heritage and that’s why we should be loud and proud of what we have and this will enhance heritage value of the King’s Head by placing this inspiring mural on a wall that is just bare brown plaster at the moment (since the neighbouring buildings were demolished).

How the mural could look

How the mural could look

"This wall was never really meant to be seen at all, and now it’s a bland brown slab devoid of any character or colour which really lets down the beauty of the architectural designs on the other faces of the building. This will certainly remedy that!

"Warrington Arts Council are extremely proud to be a part of this project with Anthony Turk who has a real passion for the town, and we’re very excited to be using it to kick off our Art and About in Warrington Initiative that we launched recently.

"This will be the first of many fantastic art projects in town that will brighten the place up and remind us of our amazing heritage and ambition that we have here in Warrington. The first step in a long winding walking tour of the town that people will travel to come and experience one day."