Talking Points
Southern Housing, Grovelands Road, pURLEY
Stainless steel and painted mural
Commissioned by Southern Housing, 2024
Art consultant Francis Knight
Photos Neil Perry
‘Talking Points’ is inspired by the Purley Telephone Exchange across the road from the development which opened in 1912. The form of the work takes as a starting point photographs of the criss-crossing cables that connected calls in the Exchange and the peaked form of the work reflects the Arts and Crafts architectural vernacular of the area.
This work is about connection and conversation and serves as a landmark within the community, celebrating Purley’s legacy of communication.