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Banksy in Barton Hill boarded up
The new Banksy artwork in Barton Hill has been hidden from view as quickly as it appeared.
Officially confirmed to be a Banksy original on Valentine’s Day, the next day it was tagged in pink spray paint with the words ‘BCC wankers’.
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Could the tagging be a reference to Bristol City Council? Was the perpetrator not a fan of people who blind copy their emails? Or do they have a grudge against the British Chamber of Commerce?
It is believed that the tagging happened in the early hours of Saturday morning, despite local residents attempting to protect the work with a perspex sheet.
On Saturday afternoon, workmen arrived to board up the artwork and erect a metal fence in front of the building on the corner of Marsh Lane.
Workmen boarded up the Banksy in Barton Hill on Saturday afternoon – photo by Ri Meredith
Banksy’s stencil is now hidden, with the tagging just able to be seen – photo by Martin Booth
Banksy cut his graffiti teeth alongside the likes of Inkie and Cheo at the former Barton Hill Youth Centre, which has since become a boxing club.
Some of his work still survives on the walls there, unlike this latest piece of his just a few hundred yards away.
Main photo by Martin Booth
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