Historical World War Two Site on Llandudno’s Great Orme Vandalised by Graffiti Artist

North.Wales > Conwy Posted: Thu 27th Jun 2024 An historical World War Two site on Llandudno’s Great Orme has been vandalised by a graffiti artist.Cllr Louise Emery has now reported the matter to North Wales Police but says she’s angry the artist has spray painted a building at the old Royal Artillery Coastal Gunnery School site.The building has been painted with the words ‘Robo’ and features a depiction of Nintendo’s famous Italian plumber ‘Mario’ looking up to a police officer closely inspecting a mushroom.The artwork has been signed with the tag ‘M.M’.“I often go for walks to the gun site. It was such a lovely evening I thought I’d take the kids to the beach, and I just couldn’t believe what I saw,” said Cllr Emery.“Clearly the guy’s got talent, but it is in completely the wrong place. It is recognised as a scheduled monument.“It is such an important site, and to do that there… I was just speechless. The buildings are the responsibility of the country park, CADW, and ultimately the council. I sit on the Great Orme Management Committee, and we will be discussing this at the next meeting and looking at ways of how to remove it.”She...