A group of Withington locals have transformed the suburb's most neglected and under-appreciated spaces into works of art.
The Withington Walls project has matched local artists with empty walls and shop shutters to breathe new life into the area.
It's seen the village splashed with colour and creativity, covering illegally-painted graffiti and turning the streets into a free public outdoor art gallery.
The huge Marcus Rashford mural, painted by Akse, is perhaps the most high-profile of the pieces created so far, but there are now more than 30 others in Withington.
Founders Ed Wellard and Casey Longden hope to make the area a world-leading destination for street art.
Ed says: "Withington is a great place, it's a really interesting, diverse community - but it doesn't look the best.
"The idea was that street art could be a catalyst for positive change, kind of like the broken windows theory in reverse.
"We thought if we could make the place look nicer, people might look after the area more and be more interested to come out here.
"There was kind of this idea that Withington could become known for its street art in the same way as Barcelona or even the Northern Quarter is.
"We were able to give a platform to artists, to say 'we've got this shutter, we've got this wall', because artists are running out of spaces to work in."
The art works include a huge colourful painting of an orchestra - titled Songs Without Words - by TeaOne on Marriott Street.
Elsewhere, colourful drips of paint cover the top two storeys of Southside, a large cat by Hammo peers out from a wall on Davenport Avenue, and a space ship beams out a rainbow on Copson Street.
Many of the paintings have appeared on shop shutters, covering up graffiti tags.
The Withington Walls team have worked with the Withington Village Regeneration Partnership, who initially arranged for a Peter Saville mural to be painted to test reaction.
It seems to have gone down a storm - Ed says he's already seen a new influx of visitors to the area who hunt down the art pieces 'like Pokemon'.
"It's blown us away a bit really," he says. "We thought we'd do something that people locally were kind of in to, but it's been fascinating the way social media has picked it up.
"We've got quite a strong following and people are wanting to ask us about the project.
"Just the fact that we managed to raise £5,000 in the first Crowdfunder shows that people are into it, and I hope they've all felt it's been worthwhile."
Withington Walls have now launched another Crowdfunder to continue the project, hoping to create even more art across the area.
Ed says: "That's the great thing about public art, it's accessible in a time where people aren't going into galleries.
"It kind of proves how wonderfully accessible street art is - everyone can be a part of it. It's great seeing it appreciated."
In the future, Withington Walls hopes to use the project to reach out to local school children as well as new artists.
Ed's own son helped to paint one of the murals, which has given both father and son a 'sense of pride'.
