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Statue with Bansky's signature appears in London
Key takeaways
- The statue appeared on a plinth in Waterloo Place on Wednesday.
- The sculpture of a suited man marching forward off a plinth, while carrying a flag with one hand that also covers his face, was first spotted in St James's on Wednesday.
- It sits on Waterloo Place, near statues of Edward VII, Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War Memorial.
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Aurelia Foster PA Media. The statue appeared on a plinth in Waterloo Place on Wednesday. A large new statue has appeared in central London that appears to bear the signature of the elusive street artist Banksy.
The sculpture of a suited man marching forward off a plinth, while carrying a flag with one hand that also covers his face, was first spotted in St James's on Wednesday.
It sits on Waterloo Place, near statues of Edward VII, Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War Memorial.
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