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Move over Banksy – there’s a new mysterious artist in town.

This artwork appeared on a wall between Cleethorpes Paddling Pool and Cleethorpes Leisure Centre.

It depicts two children wearing military uniforms and carrying shot guns in silhouette.

The taller, and presumed older child, has their hand on the other’s shoulder – appearing to comfort them ahead of battle.

(Image: Jon Corken/Grimsby Live)

The street art was spotted by Ryan Phillips, who said: “Has Banksy been to Cleethorpes? This has popped up by the beach. I’ve never seen it before in my life?”

The new artwork comes weeks after coded ‘street art’ started appearing on walls in Grimsby.

We reported how a mysterious series of symbols had appeared at the junction of Hainton Avenue and Bradley Street.

Several people managed to decipher the message, which read: “Anyone can work out a code deciphering the message is the hard part.”

(Image: Submitted picture)

This bizarre note, written by street artist ‘3’, was a precursor for another that was stuck to a wall in Abbey Road a few days later.

This one, which was written in binary code, had a more substantial message, with a darker tone that revealed a little more about the artist’s raison d’etre.

It read: “Here to save the world from self-destruction. Humanity is dead and I am the saviour. See me in streets.”

Following this, ‘3’, recorded a video of themselves as a shadowy figure donning a black hoodie and wearing a creepy mask.

In the video, ‘3’ says: “To the people of the world. The time is now. We need to realise that humanity is slowly destroying itself bit by bit. We are given such a precious gift that is known as life.

“We need to help each other but at the same time be realists with it too. What one sees as hate might not be hate. Each opinion should be heard and each one of us should listen. Only then will the truth be found.”

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