Retired plumber sparks anger with bizarre mural made out of loo seats and toilet brushes

A DEFIANT retired plumber says he will not remove a bizarre mural he made - from loo seats and toilet brushes.

Charley Whyte, 76, started making the public artwork last August so that he could "brighten the place up".

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But local residents have labelled the mural in Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland a "disgrace".

The mural, covered in random objects such as toilet brushes, loo seats and even Frisbees, stands at the entrance to Charley's street.

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It is one of the first things drivers will see as they make their way into the town.

Charley said: "I just started making the mural last summer. I thought the place was looking a bit plain and so I just thought I'd try and brighten the place up.

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"That's all I wanted to do when I started putting the thing together.

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"It started off with a toilet chair but I've added things like toilet brushes to it as I used to be a plumber and I thought that would be quite funny.

"Over the months, I've added in pieces of jewellery and pretty much anything else I could find. There are Frisbees and plastic flowers on it as well.

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"I even had some golf clubs on it but people kept trying to steal them so I had to remove them again.

"The local kids seem to love it though and apparently people stop to take pictures of it."

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Residents have complained about the mural but Charley insists it isn't going anywhere.

He added: "There's never been any other trouble with it and I've only had one complaint made to me.

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"Supposedly some other people have moaned about it but if they have a problem with it, they should come and tell me.

"The main thing is that I think it looks great and I am not taking down again. It brightens the whole place up as far as I'm concerned."

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Heather Sheils, of the local community council, said: "We've had a few complaints. Some people like it but some want it taken down.

"No final decision has been made."