Sheffield street art: Mural of parrot on London Road by artist Peachzz painted over

A colourful mural of a parrot on a Sheffield road promoting freedom for local businesses has been painted over.

The work by street artist Peachzz lit up the entrance to London Road with a bright depiction of a macaw parrot taking flight, with the words "forge your path".

The wall is routinely used for specially commissioned advertising, and previously featured a bespoke advert for Domino's pizza.

The parrot was unveiled in 2022 as part of a nationwide ‘financial freedom’ promotion tour from company Rapyd.

The mural of the parrot was only meant to last two months but has instead been brightening up London Road for nearly a year to the day.

But on Monday (August 21), contractors painted over the mural in white, erasing it forever.

Street artist Megan 'Peachzz' Russell recently unveiled a piece on Pond Street for bus passengers to enjoy. She told The Star she is due to work on another 'sizeable wall' in Walkley.