Southport’s new Red Rum mural should be designated a World Heritage Site!
That is the view of Sky Football and 5LiveSports presenter Kelly Cates.
Kelly, the daughter of Liverpool FC legend Sir Kenny Dalglish, who grew up in Southport, told the BBC 5 Live Fighting Talk programme: “I think there should be a World Heritage Site at the Southport mural of Red Rum.
“He was winner of the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977 and runner-up in the years between, in 1975 and 1976.”
The mural covers the end of a four-storey building at Scarisbrick Avenue in Southport town centre, and can be seen from The Promenade.
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Covering more than 270 square metres, it was commissioned as part of Sefton Council’s Borough of Culture celebrations for 2020.
Artist Paul Curtis, who painted the iconic Liverbird wings in the Baltic Triangle in Liverpool and the Audrey Hepburn mural outside David H Myers opticians on London Street, took just over a week to complete the stunning artwork.
Kelly Cates said: “Paul Curtis, who painted The Wings in the Baltic Triangle in Liverpool, where everyone gets their picture taken – it is Paul Curtis, who painted that, who has done this enormous mural of Red Rum galloping along the beach in Southport, which is where of course he did all of his training, and it is beautiful.”
Paul Curtis said: “Kelly Cates was calling for the Southport Red Rum Mural to be designated a World Heritage site on Fighting Talk on BBC 5 Live yesterday with Colin Murray .
“I’ve always said this lady talks nothing but good sense, I totally agree with her!”
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