20/10/2010 - Banksy tags hotel with artwork
A mural, claimed to be by world-famous graffiti artist Banksy, appeared overnight on a hotel wall in Devon, it has emerged.
Owners of the Grosvenor Hotel, in Belgrave Road, Torquay, Devon were surprised to discover the 8ft-high piece of artwork created around an extractor fan fixed to an exterior wall of the hotel.
The mural by the street artist, whose identity remains undisclosed, features an image of a young boy drawing a robot.
Nav Patel, whose family run the hotel, said: "We woke up last Monday morning and it was there. At first we thought it was local graffiti but then a couple of people said it could be one of Banksy's.
"Then Banksy fan Irene Hall came to visit and said it was an original.
"We've boarded it up to protect it and then will put Perspex around it so that people can see it.
"I'm amazed how he did it. The wall faces the street and the hotel is on the main road near the police station.
"We've got police cars coming past every few minutes and you never get any graffiti round here."
Mr Patel added that the hotel was for sale and he hoped the new owners would retain the mural.
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