Celebrating the life of one of Lambeth’s most famous residents, Project Blake is an initiative funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, in partnership with Southbank Mosaics, Futures Theatre Company, and Southbank Sinfonia.
William Blake is one of Britain's greatest visual and literary artists. In 1790, he moved with his wife Catherine to 13 Hercules Buildings, near Westminster Bridge, in North Lambeth where he spent ten years he considered some of the happiest and most productive of his life. ‘Lovely Lambeth’ was a frequent theme in Blake’s poetry and art but there is currently only a small plaque to remind passers-by that he lived in the borough.
Project Blake aims to develop a shared understanding of Blake's work in the local community and create a lasting legacy. The Project will take on a variety of forms including a series of workshops for adults and children, an arts festival in November 2008 and the unveiling of 24 large-scale mosaics and ceramic plaques mounted in the Centaur Street Tunnel (off of Hercules Road, to the south west of the BID area) that leads to the site of Blake's former home in Lambeth.
The mosaics will be interspersed with poems mounted on the wall of the viaducts and accompanied by a sound installation of readings of Blake's poetry providing a permanent public art piece which is hoped will draw many art and poetry lovers to the area.
There are several ways in which your business can get involved with the Project, from sponsorship opportunities through to mosaic, art and poetry workshops for your staff. For further information visit www.projectblake.org.uk or contact Matthew Couper, Project Director, at
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The mosaics will be interspersed with poems mounted on the wall of the viaducts and accompanied by a sound installation of readings of Blake's poetry providing a permanent public art piece which is hoped will draw many art and poetry lovers to the area.
