Sir Alexander Fleming Mural
The Corner, Darvel
On the south side of the Main Street in Darvel, East Ayrshire is small square designated
as a community space that they've called The Corner.
That's where this portrait of Sir Alexander Fleming is painted on the end wall of a building.
That's where this portrait of Sir Alexander Fleming is painted on the end wall of a building.
The Corner has rest areas and a covered section which is used for markets and local events.
Sir Alexander Fleming was a local man, born on a farm a few miles north of here, and he won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of penicillin, the world's first effective antibiotic.
Sir Alexander Fleming was a local man, born on a farm a few miles north of here, and he won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of penicillin, the world's first effective antibiotic.
That's Loudoun Hill in the mist on the horizon a few miles to the east.
The mural seems to be taken from a very famous photo of Fleming.
The mural seems to be taken from a very famous photo of Fleming.
Two alternate views, one overhead and one showing the proximity to Hastings Square.

