威尔特郡地标建筑遭红色织物隐敝拼成英格兰国旗 当局评估受损情况

约350年前雕刻在威尔特郡山坡上的53米白马雕像，近日因被东谈主用红色织物隐敝形成圣乔治十字图案，行将吸收遗产众人团队的损毁评估。

英格兰遗产委员会暗示，韦斯特伯里白马雕像的上层已被移除。据当地纪录，这座白马雕像当先雕刻于17世纪末，可能是为了记念公元878年发生在隔邻的埃桑顿构兵。

英格兰遗产委员会发言东谈主暗示："附着于西伯瑞白马雕像上的红色织物已被移除。咱们正在评估这一备受兴趣的历史地标是否碰到了任何损坏——举例由固定桩酿成的毁伤。"

近几周来，米字旗和圣乔治十字旗被吊挂在街灯柱和高速公路桥梁上。一场收集算作后，迷你环岛和交通标记上还被喷涂了红色十字图案。

一些东谈主将这场理会赞誉为爱国之举；而另一些东谈主则合计旗子数目的激增是排外心理或种族主张的阐明。反极点主张组织"但愿而非仇恨"（Hope Not Hate）和"阻挡种族主张"（Stand Up to Racism）指出，这场看似自愿的理会内容上是由着名的极右翼分子规划组织的。

尽管英格兰遗产委员会尚未对这匹被列为保护文物的马进行评估以说明是否受损，但威尔特郡警方暗示并未组成不法步履，因此不会伸开拜谒。

警方发言东谈主暗示：咱们已获悉有东谈主用红色材料隐敝西伯瑞白马雕像，拼成圣乔治十字图案。当今合计该步履未组成刑事不法，警方不会就此伸开拜谒。

韦斯特伯里白马（又称布拉顿白马）是一处列入保护推敲的古迹，这意味着该地标受法律保护，防碍步履将组成刑事不法。

这匹马位于布拉顿营地，该地是一处2000多年前建造的铁器时间堡垒行状，同期还发现了石器时间长形古墓的遗迹。

这匹马雕像当先需要如期刷洗以保合手皎洁，临了一次有记录的清洗发生在1853年。20世纪50年代，东谈主们用白色混凝土隐敝雕像，但自后混凝土逐渐变灰，最终于1993年被替换。

英格兰遗产委员会曾商酌过清皎洁马雕像的表率，并于2006年头度接管专科蒸汽清洁系统。该系统能清算出洁净的名义，便于后续涂刷环保型白色涂料。

2011年、2016年和2018年工夫还进行了多轮清洁和再行粉刷使命。

2023年，一项大界限的清洁建立工程伸开。一支文物保护团队通过绳子垂降的表情，对这座近乎垂直的马形雕镂名义进行了功课。

Wiltshire landmark assessed for damage after red fabric pinned across it to form England flag

A 53-metre white horse cut into a Wiltshire hillside about 350 years ago is to be assessed for damage by heritage experts after red fabric was pinned across it to form a St Georges cross.

English Heritage said the fabric has been removed from the Westbury white horse, which, according to local records, was originally cut in the late 1600s, possibly to commemorate the Battle of Ethandun, thought to have taken place nearby in AD878.

A spokesperson for English Heritage said: The red fabric which was attached to the Westbury white horse has been removed. Were now assessing whether any damage C for instance, from pegs C has been caused to this much-loved historic landmark.

In recent weeks, union jacks and St Georges cross flags have been flown from lamp-posts and motoway bridges. Red crosses have been spray-paintedon to mini-roundabouts and traffic signs after an online campaign.

Some people have celebrated the campaign as an act of patriotism; while others claim the increased number of flags is the result of xenophobia or racism. According to the anti-extremist groups Hope Not Hate and Stand Up to Racism, the apparently spontaneous campaign has in fact been organised by well-known far-right figures.

Despite the fact English Heritage have yet to assess the horse C a scheduled monument C for damage, Wiltshire police said no crime had been committed and no investigation would take place.

A spokesperson for the force said: We are aware of red material being pinned across the Westbury white horse to form the St Georges Cross. No criminal offences are thought to have been committed and we are not investigating it.

The Westbury white horse C also known as the Bratton white horse C is a scheduled monument, which means it is protected by legislation making it a criminal offence to damage the landmark.

The horse is positioned on Bratton Camp, the site of an iron age fort built more than 2,000 years ago, while evidence of a stone age long barrow has also been uncovered.

The horse originally had to be scoured to keep it white, with the last recorded scouring taking place in 1853. In the 1950s, it was covered in white-painted concrete but this turned grey and was replaced in 1993.

English Heritage researched methods for cleaning the horse, with a specialist steam cleaning system first used in 2006. The system creates a clean surface, to which environmentally friendly white paint can then be applied.

There have been further cleaning and repainting rounds in 2011, 2016 and 2018.

In 2023现金九游体育app平台, an extensive clean-and-repair work took place. This involved a conservation team abseiling down the near-vertical face of the horse.