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Banksy 'spy booth' mural torn down
A Banksy artwork painted on the side of a listed building in Cheltenham has been removed. The 'Spy Booth' depicted 1950s-style spies "snooping" on a phone box.
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Council ordered Banksy home owner to carry out 'urgent works'
Cheltenham Borough Council has said the authority had ordered the owner to carry out "urgent works" on the house.
They were designed to stop further deterioration of the listed building, make it weatherproof and stop the risk of falling render.
Mark Nelson, enforcement manager at the Borough Council, said removing any pieces would be classed as a criminal offence.


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Banksy 'Spy Booth' surveillance artwork disappears
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MP calls for urgent inquiry after Banksy mural torn down
An MP has called for an urgent inquiry after a Banksy mural was torn down - as sources close to the owner claim it has been destroyed.
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Banksy 'Spy Booth' surveillance artwork disappears
The popular artist's repeatedly vandalised work was in Cheltenham, just a few miles away from GCHQ.