Some would say the West Pier needs a miracle if it is ever to be restored to its former glory. So it could be a good omen that nine-year-old May Townley, who spent Easter weekend with relatives in Brighton, spotted this Banksyesque stencil of Jesus on the wreckage.

May, a keen amateur photographer, sent the picture in to The Argus. She said: "I saw a face of Jesus on the West Pier in Brighton with my Aunt Ruth. I took the picture because it looked interesting and it had a halo of barbed wire around it."

Anonymous street artist Banksy is well known for his graffiti art in cities across the world. One of his best known pieces in Brighton is the picture of kissing policemen on the side of The Prince Albert pub in Trafalgar Street.