How to best see the deteriorating Banksy work in Cromer

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But perhaps the most difficult to see of his spraycation works sits slowly deteriorating on a sea defence wall in Cromer. Here is how to best enjoy seeing the mysterious artist’s work before it is too late. Cromer’s very own Banksy sits on a sea defence wall at the end of the east beach – pictured when it was still fresh (Image: Sue Edwards) Sooner rather than later Last year, councillor Tim Adams, leader of North Norfolk District Council (NNDC), said he would be “surprised if [the Banksy] survives through the winter. It will be lost to the sea eventually.” Now over a year on the artwork is as deteriorated and battered by the North Sea as it has ever been and should be enjoyed while it lasts. On the prospects of the work surviving another winter, a spokesman for the NNDC said this week: “The Banksy artwork in Cromer has survived much longer than everyone expected it to, we’re glad that more visitors to Cromer have been able to see and enjoy it.” The art once depicted a crab with a shell on its back holding a sign saying ‘Luxury Rentals Only’ facing a trio of crabs without shells....

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