Birmingham Hockley flyover murals get listed status

Artworks by sculptor William Mitchell, designed to encourage public interaction, earn Grade-II accolade

A group of concrete murals on a flyover in Birmingham, known as a brutalist climbing wall", have been given listed status.

The three-banked mural walls flanking the entrance to the Hockley flyover underpass feature geometric shapes and abstract patterns and were designed by the sculptor William Mitchell to encourage public interaction.