The Bowie mural is painted on the wall of Morleys department store, opposite the Brixton tube station and just around the corner from where David was born. The colourful graffiti was created by an Australian street artist James Cochran in 2013. It features Bowie as he appears on the cover of his album “Aladdin Sane”.
After Bowie’s death, the mural has become a focal point for fans leaving flowers, tributes and messages.
Photo: BBC
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David Bowie’s birthplace 40 Stansfield Rd, Ferndale, London SW9 9RY, UK 
Bowie’s first school Stockwell Road, Ferndale, London, England, SW9 9TG, United Kingdom 
Ziggy Stardust’s studio 33 Great Pulteney St, West End, London W1F 9NP, UK Photo: Picachord, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Ziggy Stardust cover location 23 Heddon St, Mayfair, London W1B 4BQ, UK 
Giaconda Cafe 9 Denmark St, West End, London WC2H 8LS, UK 
Bowie’s first studio 165 Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London NW6 3AX, UK 
Brockwell Lido: A Grade II Listed Pool in London's Herne Hill Dulwich Road, London · 1.2 km Photo: Unknown author, CC BY 2.0 
The pub of prisoners and spies 58 Millbank, London, UK · 3.1 km Photo: Ewan Munro from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 
The lost prison Millbank, London, UK · 3.3 km 
The Imperial War Museum: A record of toil and sacrifice Lambeth Road, London · 3.7 km Photo: Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0 
The Michael Faraday Memorial in Elephant and Castle 3.7 km Photo: Images George Rex from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 
St John's, Smith Square: A Masterpiece of English Baroque Architecture Smith Square, London · 3.8 km Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Written by Holly Golightly
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