{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Street Art Cities","provider_url":"https://streetartcities.com","title":"Wombles Love Wimbledon by Graffiti Kings","description":"This vibrant mural features The Wombles—the iconic, eco-conscious furry creatures created by author Elisabeth Beresford in 1968, who famously live beneath nearby Wimbledon Common.The artwork playfully captures characters like Tobermory, Alderney, and Orinoco in mid-action, using paintbrushes and buckets to cover up a wall of old, unwanted graffiti. The mural cleverly incorporates the physical brickwork, blending storytelling with a powerful community message.Commissioned by the Love Wimbledon Business Improvement District (BID) and part-funded by South Western Railway, the piece was painted by the renowned London-based street art crew Graffiti Kings. The project was created to clean up a high-traffic pedestrian walkway, reduce anti-social vandalism, and promote the Wombles' timeless message of environmentalism, recycling, and local civic pride. The top of the mural prominently features the campaign hashtag","author_name":"Rinbo","author_url":"https://streetartcities.com/users/eb7c2ec7-0df8-4bd9-b884-fcaba3403dce","thumbnail_url":"https://streetartcities.com/media/4/4e3ac459-9830-49d4-bec2-ef0e9646fa74/1024.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"width":480,"height":480,"html":"","cache_age":3600}