The flower tubs in the foreground stand on the footprint of the recently demolished Priory Hall student accommodation tower block. Other, recently built, student accommodation in Fairfax Street can be seen in the background. Part of the central swimming baths building is visible on the right.
The building that this mosaic SP3379 : Mosaic detail in Cov Centre. decorates was originally the Locarno ballroom, hence the jolly design. The artist was Fred Millet.