Banksy work painted over in error

A large wall mural by "guerrilla artist" Banksy has been mistakenly painted over by a council's graffiti-removal contractors.

The valuable 25ft-long artwork, on the side of garages in Bristol, was covered with a coat of thick black paint.



Bristol City Council said it wanted an investigation into the blunder. The council has ordered all Banksy works in the city to be preserved.

Someone has now sprayed the words "Wot no Banksy?" over the obscured work.

Gary Hopkins, of Bristol City Council, said the contractors, Nordic, had been asked to tackle graffiti adjacent to the Banksy work, but wrongly targeted the piece itself.