Port Talbot Pavement Art Portableised

A piece of pavement art has been ripped out and stolen in Port TalbotLaura Clements, 'Bronze pavement art stolen in Port Talbot' Wales Online, 27 July 2019.

 The large swirl, which is in the car park behind Station Road, has been in the town for more than 10 years. It was made out of bronze tiles and words were engraved onto them to make a poem. It is thought the thieves nicked the tiles [...] some time between 7.30am and 3.30pm on Saturday, July 20.

In broad daylight, as most hobby metal detecting and taking is done.  But it's OK in this case, the FLO has already made a record of the hole left behind - which is more than they do in the case of endemic Collection-Driven Exploitation of the archaeological record in the same region.

Selfish takers spoil it for everyone else, a shadow of what has gone.