Horley subway art scheme proposal

After an insightful workshop with the local youth group and collating all the responses from the public survey, we decided to merge all three concepts as there wasn't a clear winner.

During developing the artwork we have kept three things in mind; to be more literal with the design, to keep it bright and energising and to make sure it is recognisably Horley and include all its lovely stories.

The artwork will act as a panorama of Horley, highlighting the details and stories that make it feel unique.

The stories

Horley mural for Horley Town FC. Image shows footballs, the Horley Town FC badge, roses and grasses.

Horley Town Football Club

Horleys local football club that has been running for over 100 years.

  • The story: Horley Town Football Club
  • The motif: their badge
  • The foliage: grasses and roses
  • Reason for foliage: Played on grass, but similar football story to Faye white so represent together
  • Text on the plaque: Horley Town F.C. Otherwise known as The Clarets, established in 1896
Flower field of a variety of flowers including sunflowers, created by YMCA Youth Group

YMCA Youth Group

Celebrating the youth group and the drawings they created during our community workshop.

  • The story: YMCA Youth Group
  • The motif: their drawings
  • The foliage: a variety created by the group
  • Text on the plaque: Flower field. Designed by members of the local YMCA Youth Group
Illustration of three jazz instruments played by Dick Morrissey who was born in Horley

Dick Morrissey

Famous jazz musician, born in Horley and played the three instruments shown within the illustration.

  • The story: Dick Morrissey
  • The motif: jazz instruments
  • The foliage: Cherry Blossom
  • Reason for foliage: wrote a song called 'Blue Cherry'
  • Text on the plaque: Dick Morrissey jazz musician and composer born in Horley
The Charles Dagnall Brewery building and hops

Charles Dagnall & Co. Brewery

The Charles Dagnall Brewery was recommended by one of the locals as a key piece of architecture in Horley.

  • The story: Charles Dagnall & Co. Brewery
  • The motif: architecture of building
  • The foliage: hops
  • Reason for foliage: hops are what the beer is made from
  • Text on the plaque: Charles Dagnall & Co. Brewery from 1903 - 1917
Horley cricket club as a mural showing a bat and ball

Horley Cricket Club

Mentioned a few times at the community workshop as their favourite place in Horley.

  • The story: Horley Cricket Club
  • The motif: cricket bat, ball and wicket
  • The foliage: grasses
  • Reason for foliage: cricket is played on grass
  • Text on the plaque: Horley Cricket Club established over 200 years ago
Horse pulling the Horley Fire Engine

Horley Fire Engine

The subways role within the Horley Fire Engines day-to-day operation.

  • The story: Horley Fire Engine
  • The motif: the horse-led fire engine cart
  • The foliage: grasses
  • Reason for foliage: horses graze on grass
  • Text on the plaque: subway built to allow the horses which pulled Horley Fire Engine to move from their stables behind the King's Head to the Fire Station in Albert Road
Sanger's Travelling Circus kept their elephants in a barn just outside of Horley for the winter months.

Sanger's Travelling Circus

Sanger's Travelling Circus kept their elephants in a barn just outside of Horley for the winter months.

  • The story: Sanger's Travelling Circus
  • The motif: an elephant
  • The foliage: elephant ear plant
  • Reason for foliage: a playful twist on the story
  • Text on the plaque: Sanger's Travelling Circus had winter quarters for it's animals at Burstow Lodge from the early 1900s until around 1940
Horley railway station mural showing train tracks that connect Horley with London and the South coast.

Horley Railway Station

To celebrate the great railway connections Horley has with London and the South coast.

  • The story: railway connections
  • The motif: rail tracks
  • The foliage: Buddleia
  • Reason for foliage: the most common foliage that grows near trainlines
  • Text on the plaque: Horley Railway Station connecting Horley with London and the South coast
Horley is the closest town to Gatwick Airport, we celebrate the links to the rest of the world.

Gatwick Airport

Horley is the closest town to Gatwick Airport, we celebrate the links to the rest of the world.

  • The story: Gatwick Airport
  • The motif: airport landscape and airplanes
  • The foliage: geometric flowers
  • Reason for foliage: Inspired by the geometry of the markings on a runway
  • Text on the plaque: Gatwick Airport, the UKs second-busiest airport, is located approximately 2 miles away. Started commercial flights in 1933
Jack Fairman, former British Formula One driver (1953 - 1961) was born in Horley

Jack Fairman

Famous F1 Racing driver, Jack Fairman, was born and raised in Horley and has a pub named after him in the town.

  • The story: Jack Fairman
  • The motif: his racing car
  • The foliage: art deco trees
  • Reason for foliage: inspired by the art deco building called 'The Jack Fairman'
  • Text on the plaque: Jack Fairman, former British Formula One driver (1953 - 1961) was born in Horley
Lol Tolhurst, a founding member and drummer of 'The Cure'

The Cure

Lol Tolhurst, one of the members and drummer of the famous English rock band 'The Cure' was born and raised in Horley.

  • The story: The Cure
  • The motif: the guitars the lead singer uses, his iconic black eye shadow pallet and one of their album covers
  • The foliage: Iris
  • Reason for foliage: a flower associated with the gothic/punk era because of their rick dark purple colouring
  • Text on the plaque: Lol Tolhurst, a founding member and drummer of 'The Cure' (an English rock band), was born in Horley in 1959

Panels inside underpass

The panel design takes the foliage from each wall displaying them in clusters across the panels, creating moments of playfulness throughout the design.

The panel design takes the foliage from each wall displaying them in clusters across the panels
The panel design takes the foliage from each wall displaying them in clusters across the panels

Subway panels - full elevation

Subway panels full elevation. Top is the left side and bottom is the right side