London church to remove mural with ‘unfortunate’ Grenfell connotations

Church of England court ruling grants permission for removal of artwork at St Peter's in Morden

A London church is to remove a large mural depicting a city ablaze over its entrance that has acquired unfortunate connotations" since the Grenfell Tower fire.

The once-garish mural of the Last Judgment, commissioned in 1977 for St Peter's, St Helier, in Morden, south London, was never universally popular", according to a Church of England court ruling that granted permission for its removal.