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| Banksy mural rescued by Hull window cleaner | Banksy mural rescued by Hull window cleaner |
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| A window cleaner from Hull has been hailed a hero for saving a new Banksy mural that was completely covered in white paint by vandals. | A window cleaner from Hull has been hailed a hero for saving a new Banksy mural that was completely covered in white paint by vandals. |
| The artwork, which depicts a young boy raising a sword-like pencil with the words “Draw the raised bridge!”, was discovered on a permanently raised bridge in the city last week. | The artwork, which depicts a young boy raising a sword-like pencil with the words “Draw the raised bridge!”, was discovered on a permanently raised bridge in the city last week. |
| The stencil drew large crowds to an industrial area in the 2017 City of Culture, after Banksy used his verified Instagram account to confirm it was his work. | The stencil drew large crowds to an industrial area in the 2017 City of Culture, after Banksy used his verified Instagram account to confirm it was his work. |
| However, within 48 hours the mural had been completely daubed in white paint, sparking a furious reaction online. | However, within 48 hours the mural had been completely daubed in white paint, sparking a furious reaction online. |
| Residents were angered by the defacing of the artwork, with one Banksy fan saying: “I am absolutely livid with Hull city council for not protecting the Banksy mural. City of Culture, pfffft.” | Residents were angered by the defacing of the artwork, with one Banksy fan saying: “I am absolutely livid with Hull city council for not protecting the Banksy mural. City of Culture, pfffft.” |
| On Sunday night, local window cleaner Jason Fanthorpe and other residents took matters into their own hands to save the mural. | On Sunday night, local window cleaner Jason Fanthorpe and other residents took matters into their own hands to save the mural. |
| “There were lots of people turning up and I was just going to bed when I saw it had been destroyed,” Fanthorpe told BBC Radio Humberside. It wasn’t just me that helped, this work is international prestige gifted to the city, and I couldn’t sit back and see nothing happen. | “There were lots of people turning up and I was just going to bed when I saw it had been destroyed,” Fanthorpe told BBC Radio Humberside. It wasn’t just me that helped, this work is international prestige gifted to the city, and I couldn’t sit back and see nothing happen. |
| “Being a window cleaner I had the equipment and the ladder, and I tried with just water at first. I was desperate not to destroy it but I had to use white spirit to get it off.” | “Being a window cleaner I had the equipment and the ladder, and I tried with just water at first. I was desperate not to destroy it but I had to use white spirit to get it off.” |
| He added: “It’s a faded Banksy now, but it’s better than a silver blob. There was a lot of talk on the One Hull Of A City Facebook group about the reputation of the city being dragged down, but it’s not right to tarnish the entire city because of the actions of a few. | He added: “It’s a faded Banksy now, but it’s better than a silver blob. There was a lot of talk on the One Hull Of A City Facebook group about the reputation of the city being dragged down, but it’s not right to tarnish the entire city because of the actions of a few. |
| “The amount of people who were talking about this, if I hadn’t gone down someone else would.” | “The amount of people who were talking about this, if I hadn’t gone down someone else would.” |
| A Hull city council spokeswoman said it would be covering the artwork with acrylic sheeting later on Monday before coming up with a permanent plan to protect it. | A Hull city council spokeswoman said it would be covering the artwork with acrylic sheeting later on Monday before coming up with a permanent plan to protect it. |
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