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| Banksy: London tree mural covered in plastic and boards | Banksy: London tree mural covered in plastic and boards |
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| The mural has been covered with plastic and surrounded by wooden boards | The mural has been covered with plastic and surrounded by wooden boards |
| A Banksy mural in north London has been covered with plastic and surrounded by wooden boards. | A Banksy mural in north London has been covered with plastic and surrounded by wooden boards. |
| The artwork in Finsbury Park features swathes of green paint on a residential building behind a nearby tree to give the appearance of leaves. | The artwork in Finsbury Park features swathes of green paint on a residential building behind a nearby tree to give the appearance of leaves. |
| The mural was claimed by the street artist on his social media, external but just days later was strewn with white paint. | The mural was claimed by the street artist on his social media, external but just days later was strewn with white paint. |
| Islington council said the plastic and boards had been put up by the building's owner, not the council. | Islington council said the plastic and boards had been put up by the building's owner, not the council. |
| However a spokesperson added it was installing a hoarding around the site on Hornsey Road which would have plastic panels to "allow clear views". | However a spokesperson added it was installing a hoarding around the site on Hornsey Road which would have plastic panels to "allow clear views". |
| The council has installed wooden boards which would have plastic panels allowing "clear views" | The council has installed wooden boards which would have plastic panels allowing "clear views" |
| They added: "We've had a lot of concerns from our residents about disruption from the numbers of visitors to the artwork, which is right outside their homes. | They added: "We've had a lot of concerns from our residents about disruption from the numbers of visitors to the artwork, which is right outside their homes. |
| "We will monitor and review arrangements at the site, and will continue to explore future solutions with the building owner so people can enjoy the artwork." | "We will monitor and review arrangements at the site, and will continue to explore future solutions with the building owner so people can enjoy the artwork." |
| Mary Dickenson, who lives locally, told BBC London: "When it first went up it was nice. Someone did try to destroy it, and they've blocked everything off now, so you can't really see anything." | Mary Dickenson, who lives locally, told BBC London: "When it first went up it was nice. Someone did try to destroy it, and they've blocked everything off now, so you can't really see anything." |
| Who is Banksy? Everything we know about anonymous artist | Who is Banksy? Everything we know about anonymous artist |
| Güley Polat, who travelled to see the mural from Germany, arrived to see the plastic covering and boards. | Güley Polat, who travelled to see the mural from Germany, arrived to see the plastic covering and boards. |
| She said: "It's very sad. What I see is a disaster. I don't like it. | She said: "It's very sad. What I see is a disaster. I don't like it. |
| "It seems like we are in prison. I think Banksy doesn't want to have his street art in a prison." | "It seems like we are in prison. I think Banksy doesn't want to have his street art in a prison." |
| The artwork was splattered with white paint soon after it appeared in Finsbury Park | The artwork was splattered with white paint soon after it appeared in Finsbury Park |
| Previously, the authority said it was installing CCTV cameras and had been looking at other ways to protect the work, adding it wanted the artwork "to stay". | Previously, the authority said it was installing CCTV cameras and had been looking at other ways to protect the work, adding it wanted the artwork "to stay". |
| The mural also features a stencil of a person holding a pressure hose. | The mural also features a stencil of a person holding a pressure hose. |
| The vivid paint colour matched that used by Islington Council for street signs in the area. | The vivid paint colour matched that used by Islington Council for street signs in the area. |
| Those responsible for the white paint have not been identified. | Those responsible for the white paint have not been identified. |
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