The Hackney Peace Carnival Mural was designed in 1985 by Ray Walker. The mural is located outside the Dalston Junction railway station. The mural's subject is the 1983 Hackney Peace Carnival, with street entertainment and peace protesters processing down Dalston Lane.
The artist died before his work was painted, but family friends Mike Jones and his wife Annie Walker made sure that the piece was finished and painted onto the building off Dalston Lane.
The artwork recently appeared on the album cover 'Home' for the band Rudimental (an east London group). It is one of the oldest street art murals in east London.
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