A week after the Brockley ‘fat cat’ sculpture another statement against rapid gentrification has been spotted, this time in Deptford.

The word ‘CHANGE’ appears to have been scraped into the harbour wall at Deptford Creek, which one onlooker thinks could be a nod to the large upmarket housing developments being built in the area.

The striking visual statement, which is only fully visible when the tide is out, was spotted on Monday.

A 33-year-old Goldsmiths University student took the picture after noticing the message on a route he walks regularly.

He told News Shopper: “It’s quite impressive.

“I assume it’s an anti-gentrification thing. It seems to me because there’s quite a lot of redevelopment and big shiny buildings.

“It seems like it might be part of that ‘yuppie’ type thing, I broadly agree with the statement really.”

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The message is only fully visible when the tide is out.

The student, who has lived in New Cross for five years, said the culprit may be highlighting the contrast between the older housing which is being overshadowed by a high-rise development in the background of the picture.

Last week artist Zara Gaze created a satirical broccoli-eating fat cat out of construction sand at a development near Brockley station.

And in Ladywell anti-gentrification protesters defaced an advert for a new development, with the message “f*** your yuppie bull****” written in graffiti.

However the development is aimed at offering accommodation to homeless families, in a bid to ease the housing crisis.

Have you spotted something similar in south east London? Send your pictures to Jessica.bell@london.newsquest.co.uk.