page_title: Leake Street
hierarchical_section_title: Leake Street
caption_attribution_description: English: In 2008 Sten &amp; Lex were invited by Banksy to take part in the Can's Festival near Waterloo Station, London. Their piece ‘Saint’ depicting a girl with a golden halo appeared close to Banksy's Buddha.
context_page_description: Leake Street is a road tunnel in Lambeth, London where graffiti is tolerated regardless of the fact that it is against the law. The street is about 300 metres long, runs off York Road and under the platforms and tracks of Waterloo station.
  The walls are decorated with graffiti, initially created during the Cans Festival organised by Banksy on 3–5 May 2008. The festival ran again on the August Bank Holiday weekend 2008.
  While the Eurostar terminal was at Waterloo, the road was open for through vehicular traffic. On 14 November 2008 ownership of the road passed from Eurostar to Network Rail and through traffic was restricted to pedestrians.
  Prior to the 1920s the street was known as York Street.
context_section_description: Leake Street (also known as the Banksy Tunnel) is a road tunnel in Lambeth, London where graffiti is tolerated regardless of the fact that it is against the law. The street is about 300 metres long, runs off York Road and under the platforms and tracks of Waterloo station.
  The walls are decorated with graffiti, initially created during the Cans Festival organised by Banksy on 3–5 May 2008. The festival ran again on the August Bank Holiday weekend 2008.
  While the Eurostar terminal was at Waterloo, the road was open for through vehicular traffic. On 14 November 2008 ownership of the road passed from Eurostar to Network Rail and through traffic was restricted to pedestrians.
  Prior to the 1920s the street was known as York Street.
caption: Graffiti from the 2008 Cans Festival included Banksy's Injured Buddha (left) and Sten Lex's Saint (right)
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