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Banksy?

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Written by Rob Longworth at 10:39 on March 6th, 2008
Banksy?

A late night milk run was in order yesterday evening, so I journeyed to food city to make a purchase and regarded this rather fine representation on the sidewall of the neighbouring chemist.

The same thing seems to happen whenever a select piece of artwork adorns the periphery of a building (This one's only been there a couple of days). People begin to ask "Oooooooh, d'ya reckon it's a Banksy?" This one is no exception. Online, debates are raging "I am 90% certain it is, it has certain hallmarks" says Lord Lucas Rohman. Insite points out "The feet look like Banksy - but the faces and hair look different". Pezlow's mind is as made up as the Roswell incident "Is it Banksy? I would say yes"

I had a chat with a fella in his 70's who had stopped to admire the piece "isn't it super" he told me. "I'd seen something similar a short while back and told the wife about it" and with that he waddled off to catch his bus. If you're wandering down Essex Road, London take a look...

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