Sir John Cope Takes Flight 1745

Prestonpans Primary School, Preston Road
by Mural in a Day Team 2006

The Battle of Prestonpans mural has been chosen as the subject for the “Mural in a Day” painted by local and international mural artists alike. The project was led by Andrew Crummy and completed in one day at the Global Murals Conference in August 2006. The mural depicts part of the story of the Battle of Prestonpans where Johnny Cope led part of the English Dragoons away from Bankton House to Berwick Upon Tweed and safety from the Scottish Highlanders.

Sir John Cope Takes Flight 1745