99shoreditch: 99Shoreditch's Graffiti Tour

Our blog is all about Shoreditch - the good, the bad and the ugly. So far we have covered all sorts of stuff - from history and art to food and drink.

What we have been avoiding, at the risk of being a Shoreditch cliché, is the street art. It is a big part of what makes the area distinctive and we are lucky to have some amazingly talented people working here. So we’ve said enough, we can't avoid it any longer.

99Shoreditch has put together its own little tour of the great and the good in street art. It follows a route of sorts, if you don’t mind a lot of meandering and a bit of double-backing. Basically, if you start at Old St tube you will end up near Haggerston Park. We’re sure you will find some interesting watering holes along the way, if not, check previous blog posts for great pubs, bars and cafés on Calvert Ave, Redchurch St and Hoxton Square.

This is by no means definitive and we would love you to send your own favourites in here, or onto our twitter feed @99shoreditch. We’ve tried to credit the creators of these great pieces, but if you know the artist of some we have not managed to track down, then do let us know.

Final word - please don’t blame us if they are wrong, or even no longer there - it’s just the nature of the ever–changing beast that is street art.

All photos are original by @foxyfoxlet.

Location: City Road Nr Old St tube

Artist: Ben Eine @beneine

Location: On Old St near Pitfield Street

Artist: Anna Laurini @annalaurini

Location: On the corner of Pitfield St and Boot St

Artist: Commissioned for Book Art Bookshop

Location: Hoxton Pastry Union on Old Street/Great Eastern Street

Location: Charlotte Road
Artist: Ruby

Location: Old St

Artist: Akse @Akse_P19

(#pants addition unknown)

Location: Leonard St

Artist: Will Vibes instagram: @vibes_ldn

Location: Clifton St

Artist: Will Vibes instagram: @vibes_ldn

Location: Corner of Holywell Row and Scrutton Street

Artist: Bailon @bailon84

Location: On the roof of Jealous Gallery on Curtain Road

Artist: Attai @butch_attai

This isn't here any more, but we like it. Jealous have a rolling programme of great street artwork on their roof. The current piece is Adam Bridgland 'The Eyes'

Location: Corner of Curtain Road and Christina Street

Artist: Invader space-invaders.com

Location: Strongroom Bar and Kitchen Curtain Road

Artist: Thierry Noir @NoirThierry

Location: Great Eastern St, near Fairchild St
Artist: Graffiti Life @Graffiti_Life

Location: Great Eastern St, near Fairchild St

Artist: Stephen Powers @steveESPOpowers

Location: Great Eastern St, near Fairchild St

Artist: Artist Zina @illuzina

Location: New Inn Yard. Also not quite true, the theatre was built by James Burbage in 1576. The first purpose-built amphitheatre structure in London, it stood until their lease ran out in 1597. They then re-used the timbers of the demolished structure to build the Globe theatre on Bankside in 1599