Santa spotted at the Banksy artwork in Birmingham

Father Christmas has been spotted at the Banksy mural in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

By contributor Jamie Saunderson, SWNS reporter
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Santa has been added to a 2019 Banksy artwork in Birmingham.

The elusive artist painted the reindeer a number of years ago and photographed the scene with a homeless man on the bench, in the Jewellery Quarter.

Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.
Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.
Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.
Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.
Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.
Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.
Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.
Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.
Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.
Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.
Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.
Father Christmas has showed up on a bench in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter next to the Banksy mural. December 17 2025.

Now a member of the public claims to have seen a man "dressed as a traffic warden" near a work by the iconic artist in the city.

And a model Santa has been pictured reclining on a bench reading a paper - set up to look like his sleigh last week.

A QR code stuck to a cardboard box beneath the Santa led to a donations page for SIFA Fireside - a homeless chairty supporting adults at risk of, or facing homelessness, in the city.