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Jesus appears on Brighton's West Pier

10:08am Friday 17th April 2009 in


Some would say the West Pier needs a miracle if it is ever to be restored to its former glory. So it could be a good omen that nine-year-old May Townley, who spent Easter weekend with relatives in Brighton, spotted this Banksyesque stencil of Jesus on the wreckage.

May, a keen amateur photographer, sent the picture in to The Argus. She said: "I saw a face of Jesus on the West Pier in Brighton with my Aunt Ruth. I took the picture because it looked interesting and it had a halo of barbed wire around it."

Anonymous street artist Banksy is well known for his graffiti art in cities across the world. One of his best known pieces in Brighton is the picture of kissing policemen on the side of The Prince Albert pub in Trafalgar Street.

Comments(15)

OP8 says...
11:04am Fri 17 Apr 09

erm, this has been there for years.

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domcom says...
12:46pm Fri 17 Apr 09

They should call him Rusty.

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jyan says...
1:01pm Fri 17 Apr 09

I'm sure saw Jesus on the dodgems on the other pier. Much more impressive.

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jonathon says...
1:05pm Fri 17 Apr 09

Thats Garden slug, its back.

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disgruntledHove says...
1:35pm Fri 17 Apr 09

Looks more like the 70's cult poster of Che' Guevarra than Jesus..What DID Jesus look like?? Does anyone know?

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brighton BH says...
1:52pm Fri 17 Apr 09

good old argus, on the ball as usual.It's only been up there for years. and why oh why, when ever there is a street art / graffiti article, must they always mention Banksy?????

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domcom says...
2:55pm Fri 17 Apr 09

brighton BH wrote:
good old argus, on the ball as usual.It's only been up there for years. and why oh why, when ever there is a street art / graffiti article, must they always mention Banksy?????
Perhaps they should arrange for Banksy to do one of David van Day - they could then issue a commemorative supplement.

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kkj says...
3:27pm Fri 17 Apr 09

disgruntledHove wrote:
Looks more like the 70's cult poster of Che' Guevarra than Jesus..What DID Jesus look like?? Does anyone know?
Must be Jesus, he had to walk on water to get there.

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mickeyfinn says...
3:27pm Fri 17 Apr 09

And launch it in a Jamie Oliver establishment

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MrMisbehavin says...
4:14pm Fri 17 Apr 09

disgruntledHove wrote:
Looks more like the 70's cult poster of Che' Guevarra than Jesus..What DID Jesus look like?? Does anyone know?
well as he's a completely fictional character you can decide yourself what he'd look like.

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Andre Spooner says...
4:48pm Fri 17 Apr 09

I have a picture of my face tattoed on my face.

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MrMisbehavin says...
5:21pm Fri 17 Apr 09

you wanna get that lasered off Andre. It's bloody horrible.

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Scoomer says...
12:15pm Sat 18 Apr 09

"Are your children budding photographers? Will they be happy for us to print their photographs of any old tat without us having to pay them a fee? Email us at cheapskates
@theargus.co.uk

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dstocken says...
8:45pm Sat 9 May 09

I love it! This is my kind of publicity stunt, it really looks great, not nearly as good as my topiary Elvis figure on my pub in Worthing, but still pretty good for an amatuer. yes, come to the dolphin opposite wickes in worthing, to see Elvis in toppiary, on his stage, it's brilliant. - oh, did i mention how great the food is here ?

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dstocken says...
8:47pm Sat 9 May 09

re; " One of his best known pieces in Brighton is the picture of kissing policemen on the side of The Prince Albert pub in Trafalgar Street" I feel I must point out that this was actually a photo of two policemen who have recently been suspended for possesion of class "A" drugs, but we're not allowed to comment on that story !

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