Where to see Banksy in London: street artist creates animal-themed work around the capital
After just eight days, Banksy has returned with his eighth animal-themed piece of art, this time a humorous mural of a rhino in London.
The animal is shown on an ancient, silver Nissan Micra that has a traffic cone on its bonnet, seemingly to mimic a different rhinoceros.
An ibex goat that surfaced last week near Kew Bridge in Richmond, west London marked the start of Banksy's most recent graffiti campaign. Following this were murals depicting pelicans, elephants, monkeys, wolves, cats and other animals around the capital.
Here is a full list of old and new Banksy artwork that’s still up in London.
Rhino, Charlton
The rhino mural, which is on Westmoor Street in Charlton, south-east London, is made to appear as though the animal is climbing up a car that looks to have been dumped. Subsequent photos reveal that a skip has been positioned next to it. Banksy has confirmed the work is his on his Instagram page
Full address
100-106 Westmoor Street, Greenwich, London, SE7 8NQ
Route
The closest train station is Charlton station, Woolwich Road, which is on the Southeastern and Thameslink train lines.
Buses 472, 161, 177 and 180 also operate in the area.
Tree, Hornsey Road
Banksy verified that this artwork was created in north London on March 18, 2024. In order to simulate greenery, green paint was sprayed on the facade of a building on Hornsey Road in Finsbury Park in front of a tree that had been chopped back.
Two days after the mural's creation, it was vandalised with two coats of white paint. To safeguard the artwork and discourage future damage, a large plastic sheet and a fence have been installed.
Full address
390 Hornsey Road, Finsbury Park, London, N19 4HT
Route
The closest underground station is Finsbury Park station, which is served by the Piccadilly and Victoria lines. The mural is roughly a 20-minute walk from there. The closest bus stop is Hornsey Road (Stop F) which is serviced by buses 91, 210 and 153.
Church Street, Stoke Newington
The cartoon depicting the royal family waving from a balcony had been untouched for eight years on the side of a block of flats in Stoke Newington, east London, until Hackney council intervened in 2009 and painted over a large portion of it.
After protests by the locals, the council stopped trying to obliterate the artwork so the caricature is partly visible.
In 2003, Blur used the image for their Think Tank album.
Full address
140 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0JU
Route
The closest station is Stoke Newington, which is served by the London Overground, Greater Anglia and Great Northern.
The closest bus stop is Abney Park, which is on the 476 and 393 routes.
Rivington Street, Shoreditch
In the rear yard of the now closed Cargo nightclub in Shoreditch, you may discover a guard and his poodle hidden behind plexiglass in Banksy's designated graffiti area on Rivington Street.
The artwork is still present; however, it is hidden by perspex.
Full address
Shoreditch Bars Group, 62-68 Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3AY
Route
The closest station is Shoreditch High Street station on the London Overground.
The closest bus stop is Great Eastern Street (Stop YA), which is on the 55, 243 and N55 routes.
Goat, Kew Bridge, Richmond
In south-west London on August 5 a CCTV camera recorded the silhouette of a goat with big horns precariously perched on a wall, with falling rocks beneath it.
Full address
Kew Road, Richmond TW9 3JY
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The closest train station is Kew Gardens station, which is on the District line.
The closest bus stops include Kew Road Victoria Gate (Stop R) and the Avenue North Sheen (Stop Q), which are on the 65 route.
Two elephants, Chelsea
On the facade of a building close to Chelsea, the silhouette of two elephants with their trunks extended towards one another was recently spotted.
Full address
35 Edith Grove, Kensington and Chelsea, London, SW10 0LB
Route
The closest train station is West Brompton, which is on the District line.
You can also grab the 328 or C3 buses to catch a sight of the two elephants.
Three swinging monkeys, Brick Lane
On a bridge across Brick Lane in east London, close to a vintage clothes store and a coffee shop in the bustling market area not far from Shoreditch High Street, three swinging monkeys with black paint followed.
Full address
178 Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 6SA
Route
The best way to get to the bridge is by taking the Overground to either Shoreditch High Street or Bethnal Green stations.
Pelicans, Walthamstow
A happy picture of pelicans gulping fish from a chip shop sign greeted Walthamstow residents in north-east London.
Full address
Bonner’s Fish Bar, 144 Northcote Road (on the corner with Pretoria Avenue), Walthamstow, London, E17 7EB
Route
Victoria line northbound to Walthamstow Central or Blackhorse Road or London Overground to St James Street or Blackhorse Road.
Swimming piranhas, Old Bailey
Swimming piranhas made an appearance close to the Old Bailey.According to a representative for the City of London Corporation, solutions for preserving the artwork are being considered.
Full address
Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EH
Banksy pieces that have been removed
Banksy has many pieces that have been removed from London for various reasons.
Wolf on a satellite dish – 2024
No stopping rat, Whitechapel, 2012
One Nation Under CCTV, Oxford Street, 2008
B-Boy, Hackney, 2008
I HATE THIS FONT, Tottenham
Last Graffiti Before Motorway, Brent Cross
Sorry! The lifestyle you ordered is currently out of stock, Poplar
Banksy vs Robbo Wall, Regents Canal, 2009