Woodward Road

Artwork with a powerful message adorns hoardings surrounding an affordable development in Becontree thanks to local young people.

The message, "Bricks make houses – People make homes" – is emblazoned across a stretch of hoardings at the new Woodward Road development.

The artwork was designed and made by young people from Barking and Dagenham’s Youth Forum with help from local artists Ben Martin and Griffi alongside Studio 3 Arts.

The artwork was part of a wider project involving Be First, Studio 3 Arts, schools, groups and artists who are working on a series of artworks that will be displayed on hoardings of development sites across the borough which celebrate the history, heritage and the future of the area.

The group of young people collaborated with local artists Ben Martin and Griffi alongside Studio 3 Arts over a series of workshops to create a design that is reflective of their hopes and ambitions.

They explored statements, symbols, and emblems before deciding on this bold statement, which celebrates their local area on the centenary of the borough’s Becontree estate, and is reflective of the importance of home.

"Bricks make houses, people make homes."