As a new piece of artwork was unveiled on the side of a Stockport pub this morning, the same suspected artist was on everyone's lips.
The painting features a young boy, in black and white, flying a yellow kite. The kite also displays an acid house-style face but with sad expression.
With its distinctive style, locals believe that the mural, on the side of The Griffin Hotel, Heaton Mersey, is a genuine Banksy.
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According to a local resident, the artwork was unveiled this morning (Sunday October 10) and was previously covered by screens.
The man said: "Some neighbours said that it was done professionally in the sense that it was done behind some screens.
"I think it was done in the early hours of this morning and people said they heard work taking place then.
"It looks like [a real Banksy]. As you can see from the photo, it's quite well done.
"It's not graffiti, let's put it that way."
Danny Chambers, the landlord of The Griffin Hotel, said he did not know anything about the artwork until he arrived at the pub this morning.
"It's obviously a surprise! It had just appeared when I came back from the shops this morning," he said.
"People have been talking about it and asking questions about it but I don't know anything about it so I've not really had any answers.
"We've got our own artwork in the beer garden that we paid an artist for but the one out there is nothing to do with me."
Despite being one of the country's most well-known artists, Banksy's identity remains top secret.
A few years ago, a piece of artwork, which resembled a Banksy appeared in the Northern Quarter, but it turned out to be fellow Bristolian artist John D'oh.
Manchester Evening News has contacted Banksy's representatives to establish whether the mural at The Griffin Hotel is attributed to him.
