London Street Art Guide: 7. Fox Graffiti

By · February 7, 2011 at 11:55 am · 42 Comments · Miscellaneous · Report an error ·

Time for an urban fox hunt with a difference.

It’s not exactly high art, but these vulpine stencils are making quite an impact in North-West London. Sightings of the fox stencil range from Portobello Road to Camden Town and everywhere inbetween.

We’ve started a map, based on images in the Londonist Flickr pool and a dedicated group for sightings of the two-dimensional canid. We know some are missing. For example, we’ve seen photos of a couple near Portobello Road, but no exact location is given. So if you do know of others, please say below.


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Both images by Simon Crubellier in the Londonist Flickr pool.

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  • Helen Evans133

    see fox stencil on traffic cameras in West End Lane and Finchley Road

    • http://www.facebook.com/kane.surry Kane Surry

      there used to be one outside Swiss Cottage tube station, that was the first one i saw…

  • Helen Evans133

    see fox stencil on traffic cameras in West End Lane and Finchley Road

  • http://twitter.com/WHampstead West Hampstead

    One on the corner of West End Lane and Lymington Road (on the wall of Tesco)

  • http://twitter.com/lakey Chris Lake

    One on Black Path, the small pathway that runs to West Hampstead Thameslink from West End Lane.

  • NWSix

    On Cavendish road, outside sainsburys/opposite the north London tavern

  • Christina

    There is one on the post box by Zitti on the ocrner of Bayswater and Linden Gardens

    • Smith

       Clanriarde*

  • http://twitter.com/topcatkeen tim keen

    They go further east than Camden – there is one on Albion Road in Newington Green.

    • Anonymous

      That’s a long road…can you remember where, so I can add it to the map?

      • http://twitter.com/topcatkeen tim keen

        Its around 60 Albion Road. There is also 2 more of them I’ve noticed: 1 on Clonbrock Road (on the white wall where the road curves – nr number 28 according to Google), another on Wordsworth road (will come back with precise location but was near junction with Belgrade Rd).

        This morning, I also noticed a Squirrel version has appeared on the Essex Road – looks great. Will confirm exact location but I think it was near the junction with Greenman Street

  • http://twitter.com/flyperson Richard M

    There’s also one on Inglewood Rd, close to the junction with West Ed lane.

  • John

    two near St John’s Wood Tube, one on a wall on the east side of Finchley Road outside the Tube, and one on the back side of the phone box down Grove End Road

  • Anonymous

    Wow, thanks everyone. This is one wide-ranging fox. I’ll add the new points to the map in a bit.
    Note, if you’re leaving a new addition, please try and be as specific as possible (e.g. give the junction/end of the road).

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_X6FA4UII6746MJG53LP2WX3HGU sally

    Can we have some in S E London please

    • Anonymous

      Greedy. You’ve already got the Beast of Bexley.

    • Anonymous

      Greedy. You’ve already got the Beast of Bexley.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_X6FA4UII6746MJG53LP2WX3HGU sally

    Can we have some in S E London please

  • http://walkinglondon.posterous.com/ Dani Middleton

    I was wondering about it Yesterday. I live in Queens Park and we have some of them around!!!!
    Great to finally found out about it!

  • Stephanie Sadler

    There’s on the bottom of a pink shop on Pembridge Road up by Notting Hill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephaniesadler/5363349150/), one that was unfortunately buffed away already on Portobello Road right by the Bureau de Change (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephaniesadler/5359226201/) and one under the bridge by Ladbroke Grove (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephaniesadler/5362731723/). Any idea who the artist is yet?

  • red yarn

    on the wall of the odeon swiss cottage white on blue. and one just before the corner of brondesbury road and kilburn high road blue on red on a doorway. did see one on the abbey road crossing but guess it’s been buffed

  • Mhayworth

    Great to see a generation of people emmerging who respect foxes rather than villify them in order to justify the hunt. Hope this one takes off everywhere.

  • http://twitter.com/include_music_h Colin Wren

    Been trying to do this with ‘Porn’ tags a while back. Next possible graffiti watch?

  • http://twitter.com/include_music_h Colin Wren

    Been trying to do this with ‘Porn’ tags a while back. Next possible graffiti watch?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6BWKS2LVOUR2LHDNP3CBWY4GXQ singingcrayon

    I saw one on a tube carriage this time last year. Also Notting Hill in January, Swiss Cottage Station last week and Westbourne Park today.

  • Mjkwjm

    there is one on phone box on grove end road near SJW Tube

  • http://twitter.com/GaspardWinckler Joe McNally

    Abbey Road one’s still there, and I spotted one sprayed on the back of a speed camera on Finchley Rd just north of St John’s Wood tube…

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  • red yarn

    there is a couple on praed street when you go left out of paddington. a silver one on the pub and another somewhere along that street… is anyone actually documenting this ?

    • Anonymous

      Yup, adding them to the map as we go along.

  • Elou75

    There is one on finchley rd by swiss cottage tube stairs. (kfc side)

  • Elou75

    There is one on finchley rd by swiss cottage tube stairs. (kfc side)

  • Sarah+Richard

    The Finchley Road speed camera one that Joe M mentions is a definite – it’s black on a yellow camera facing north just as the road bends towards Swiss Cottage. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59881253@N04/5471855856). Also on one Abercorn Place, on a phone box close to the crossing with Hamilton Terrace, on the left side as you walk towards St John’s Wood. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59881253@N04/5471238747). Finally, I think the one on the Odeon in Swiss Cottage has now been buffed (unless it’s the one Elou75 mentions), and the one on Maida Vale has been semi-buffed, so it now looks very faded.

  • Hanadi

    Why are people rubbing them off, they are bloody great!

  • Hanadi

    Plus i saved your pink fox pic above and am using it as my facebook profile pic, i really hope thats ok… i should most prob just go to the newsagents and take a pic of it myself as i only live down the blooming road from it! :)

  • Hanadi

    Actually i just took the pic down as I am worried about copywrite issues, i will go take it myself!

  • Smith

    Clanricarde Gardens has one.

  • Richard

    There’s one on the Waterstones by Notting Hill Gate tube station – not sure if it’s new or not spotted, as I don’t get down there often!

    In West Hampstead, only the Thameslink one remains – the Tesco and Inglewood ones are gone, I believe.  The Thameslink one is also much nearer West End Lane than on the map – literally about five metres from WEL.

  • Richard

    There’s one on the Waterstones by Notting Hill Gate tube station – not sure if it’s new or not spotted, as I don’t get down there often!

    In West Hampstead, only the Thameslink one remains – the Tesco and Inglewood ones are gone, I believe.  The Thameslink one is also much nearer West End Lane than on the map – literally about five metres from WEL.

  • Richard

    Ok the Inglewood one is still there sorry, but the Thameslink one has been buffed in the last week. So only one left in West H as far as I know!

  • singincrayon

    Have you seen the edits? E.g. a chicken has been added at Notting Hill Waterstones

    • Richard Mellor

      Just that one, or others?  I hadn’t seen that.  But I did what might be a new one on Abbey Road, right by the famous Zebra crossing… I wonder if the Foxman/woman is still prowling around?

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