Fascinating historical graffiti found carved into New Forest trees

From centuries-old ‘witch’ markings to the Summer of Love in 1967: More than 100 examples of ancient graffiti are found carved into trees in the New Forest after new project Ancient markings have been discovered on trees in the New Forest in Hampshire More than 100 examples of the markings have been logged by onto … Read more

Instagram influencer apologises for Durdle Door cliffs graffiti

Instagram influencer apologises after being blasted for scrawling her account handle on chalk cliffs at Durdle Door beauty spot in Dorset Alexandra Milam, 24, was snapped at the Jurassic Coast World Heritage site Lulworth Rangers and volunteers spent hours removing the graffiti in 30C heat Influencer apologised and pledged money to fundraiser set up to … Read more

Builder’s cheeky graffiti poking fun at their boss in 1830 uncovered during mansion´s restoration

Cheeky graffiti from 1830 by builders mocking their boss’s belly is uncovered during mansion’s £5million roof restoration The 190-year-old banter was found in Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire Carpenters Jack Falding, Jack Vickers and Jack Wragg boasted about drinking The jokes were discovered by joiners Joe Hutchinson and Jack Richmond  By Joe Davies For Mailonline Published: 13:36 BST, 8 … Read more

Charles Dickens museum in Kent is defaced with graffiti branding the author ‘racist’

Vandals have targeted a museum and a street sign dedicated to beloved 19th century author Charles Dickens, branding the writer as a ‘racist’. ‘Dickens Racist, Dickens Racist,’ has been scrawled on the outside of the The Dickens House Museum in Broadstairs, Kent, while attempts were made to black-out the lettering on a street sign for … Read more

Graffiti vandals attack Robert the Bruce statue in Scotland branding him a ‘racist king’

Graffiti vandals attack Robert the Bruce statue in Scotland branding him a ‘racist king’ Monument at Battle of Bannockburn site, Stirling, was found covered in graffiti Writing on statue said that ‘Robert was a  racist’ and white paint also read ‘BLM’ The vandalism at the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) site has sparked outrage It … Read more

Black Lives Matter protests: Volunteers scrub ‘Churchill was a racist’ graffiti off statue

A group of volunteers including four Army cadets cleaned up a memorial to Winston Churchill in London this morning after it was defaced by activists during yesterday’s violent Black Lives Matter protests. The men scrubbed graffiti off the statue one day after the phrase ‘was racist’ was added in spray paint by protesters below the … Read more

Soldiers from the Household Cavalry scrub graffiti off Whitehall

Soldiers from the Household Cavalry have been filmed scrubbing graffiti in Whitehall as protesters blasted them for cleaning ‘their precious memorial’ while Black Lives Matter demonstrations continued around them. Around a dozen soldiers left their barracks next to Hyde Park in London last night, with the permission of their commander, to clean graffiti from the … Read more

Graffiti on wall of grand Pompeii villa suggests it was owned by Roman general who conquered Greece

The lavish family home of an esteemed Roman general has been identified thanks to graffiti scrawled on a wall by one of his descendants, believed to be a young girl.  Archaeologists have been working to excavate the site and found the graffiti just 4.5ft (1.39m) above the ground on one of the villa’s interior walls.  It … Read more

Pennsylvania’s abandoned ‘Graffiti Highway’ in Centralia ghost town is permanently shut down

‘Graffiti Highway’ – Pennsylvania’s oddest tourist attraction is the latest casualty in the coronavirus pandemic. The .74- mile long abandoned stretch of Route 61 that runs through the ghost town of Centralia has been a local landmark since 1993 when tag artists saw a blank canvas on the forgotten length of cracked asphalt.   Now the … Read more

Wetherspoon’s bar in London attacked by graffiti vandals

A branch of JD Wetherspoon was covered in graffiti last night after the pub chain’s owner said he would not pay his staff during the outbreak of COVID-19. Tim Martin was forced to shut all of his 900 outlets after government advice last week told people they should not congregate. He has since claimed his … Read more