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The artwork appeared to show that Banksy was throwing his support behind a campaign to turn the historic jail into an arts venue.

BBC News Published image captionResidents woke up to the new Banksy artwork on Monday morning Street artist Banksy has confirmed he was behind the artwork that appeared on the wall of Reading Prison on Monday. The picture shows a prisoner - possibly resembling famous inmate Oscar Wilde - escaping on a rope made of bedsheets tied to a typewriter. It comes as campaigners continue to lobby for the former jail to be turned into an arts hub rather than being sold for housing. The guerilla artist confirmed the work through a video on his website. The clip - entitled Create Escape - shows the piece ...

ELUSIVE street artist Banksy has confirmed that he is behind the new mural that has appeared outside Reading Gaol.

TODAY'S talk of the town has most noticeably about the graffiti artwork which sprung up on the side of the former Reading Jail, which is widely…

BBC News Published image captionAn expert said it did "appear to be a new Banksy" An artwork bearing the hallmarks of street artist Banksy has appeared on the side of Reading Prison overnight. The picture shows a prisoner - possibly resembling famous inmate Oscar Wilde - escaping on a rope made of bedsheets tied to a typewriter. Campaigners have been fighting to see the former jail turned into an arts hub rather than sold off for housing. The "guerrilla artist" has not yet claimed the work but an expert said it did "appear to be a new Banksy". The jail famously housed Wilde between 1895 and 1...