

I know its a trendy way of advertising your presence and so ‘street smart’ but stencil graffiti by people who should know better really bugs me.
It is a defacement of the public realm whoever does it and being chalk and not paint does not excuse the fact that people think it is ok to vandalise a World Heritage city in this way.
How ironic it’s been spayed right outside the door of the tourist office and another patch is almost creeping up an 18th column on the colonnades looking into Abbey Churchyard.

This pavement peril vies with the chewing gum splodges in setting a low example for the four and a half million who flock here each year to bolster our local economy.