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Street art thanks NHS staff for tackling coronavirus

Getty Images French street artist Zabou painted artist BKFoxx wearing her graffiti mask on a wall in East LondonGetty Images
French street artist Zabou painted artist BKFoxx wearing her graffiti mask on a wall in East London

Spectacular street art has sprung up all over England to thank NHS workers for their dedication during the coronavirus pandemic.

Artists up and down the country have used their talents to make a big show of their gratitude, with some creations spanning huge walls.

Sculptor Jamie Wardley created a 100-metre long tribute in a Yorkshire field, while welder Pete Henson made a 1.8m (6ft) statue of a nurse in Exmoor.

Mural artist Rachel List has been prolific in Pontefract. She said: "I think people just want to show their appreciation for the NHS and hopefully, I have, in some small way allowed that message to travel."

Here's a look at some of the stunning tributes to the NHS staff.

Nathan Bowen Ambulance and NHS street artNathan Bowen
Nathan Bowen created this street art in Shoreditch, London
Getty Images Children having their photo taken by graffitiGetty Images
Four-year-olds George and Imaani pose next to a mural by Rachel List in Pontefract
Getty Images A man looking at NHS superhero street artGetty Images
Street art in Pontefract has a superhero theme
Getty Images A dog walker stops to look at another of Pontefract's tributes to NHS workersGetty Images
A dog walker stops to look at another of Rachel List's tributes to NHS workers in Pontefract
Getty Images Graffiti on the shutters of a closed pizza restaurant in LiverpoolGetty Images
Graffiti on the shutters of a closed pizza restaurant in Liverpool
Exmoor Welding Nurse Amy statueExmoor Welding
Welder Pete Henson put an 1.8m tall statue in an unauthorised spot near Wheddon Cross, Exmoor
@ClaireArtLady Artist Claire Flynn from Coventry is creating a new chalk mural each week@ClaireArtLady
Artist Claire Flynn from Coventry is creating a new chalk mural each week
Sand in Your Eye The painted tributeSand in Your Eye
Jamie Wardley painted a 100-metre long tribute to the NHS in a field in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
Getty Images A mural celebrating NHS workers by artist Lionel Stanhope at Hilly Fields, South LondonGetty Images
A mural celebrating NHS workers by artist Lionel Stanhope at Hilly Fields, South London
@fokawolf heart on the Custard Factory in Birmingham@fokawolf
Artist Foka Wolf painted this heart on the Custard Factory in Birmingham
Getty Images Thank you NHS graffiti over bridge on M25Getty Images
A message of thanks on the "Give Peas a Chance Bridge" over the M25 motorway, west of London
Davina Dickson Art student Davina Dickson, 18, spent eight hours painting The Star pub in Penkridge, StaffordshireDavina Dickson
Art student Davina Dickson, 18, spent eight hours painting The Star pub in Penkridge, Staffordshire
Drew Allan A mural of Captain Tom Moore on a windowDrew Allan
Drew Allan painted this mural on his window in Redcar
John O'Gaunt Golf Club Thank You NHS mowed into grass at golf clubJohn O'Gaunt Golf Club
Green staff at John O'Gaunt Golf Club in Bedfordshire created this message
BBC Banner image reading 'more about coronavirus'BBC
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By Jennifer Meierhans