Everton and Liverpool fans have joined in solidarity after the vandalised tower which features on the Toffees’ crest was cleaned.
Prince Rupert’s Tower, a 232-year-old lock-up, was targeted with graffiti following the Reds’ Champions League triumph over Tottenham.
The number ‘six’ was painted on the ancient structure, located on Everton Brow, in an apparent reference to Liverpool’s sixth European Cup success.
Amid dismay from Evertonians, a group of Reds supporters set out to clean the tower themselves.
However, when they arrived, the paint had already been removed.
The Guide Liverpool tweeted: “Respect to @chrisgfarley and all of the other #LFC fans who have been down to the Prince Rupert’s Tower to clean the graffiti left over the weekend.
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“When Chris arrived it had already been removed and other fans were there to sort it too.”
The Grade II-listed building, which dates back to 1787, was originally a lock-up where local drunks and criminals were taken by parish constables.
A depiction of the famous structure has featured on Everton’s crest since 1938.
It is deeply interwoven in the club’s history and, in 2003, a plaque was added to the building stating the importance of its sporting association.
In 1997, Everton gave £15,000 to help renovate the structure and, in 2014, it was permanently illuminated blue.
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The tower’s name is thought to originate from the English Civil War Siege of Liverpool in 1644.
While the building was erected 143 years after the battle, Everton Brow was where Prince Rupert and his Royalist army camped to prepare for the attack on the Parliamentarian garrison holding Liverpool Castle, which fell after a week of heavy fighting and the loss of 1,500 of his men.
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