The landlord of a historic Herefordshire pub woke up to find someone had given it an overnight makeover.
Pranksters turned up in the dead of night and painted the Prince of Wales, which was built in 1540, reports the Daily Mirror.
Now the traditional black and white inn, part of a row of historic Tudor buildings, is a vivid pink.
Landlord Les Smith, 52, said: "I haven't a clue who would do this or why. We closed the pub after midnight. Then I came round at about half eight in the morning and it was pink."
Mr Smith said the cleaner arrived for work at 7am and saw two men in overalls packing up their rollers but assumed they were working to order.
And he had to admit they had done a professional job - and had even submitted an invoice for their work.
He said: "I'm annoyed and it's inconvenient but they've done a proper job. They even slipped a bill under the door. But there's no figures, no address, nothing. Some of the regulars have said Mr Blobby or the Pink Panther have stitched me up."
One regular at the pub in Ledbury, near Hereford, said the culprits may have had a brush with the landlord.
"The landlord has a strict no-swearing policy and some people have been banned for breaking the rules. Maybe someone decided to take revenge," he guessed.
A West Mercia Police spokesman said: "We are looking at CCTV footage."
Pranksters turned up in the dead of night and painted the Prince of Wales, which was built in 1540, reports the Daily Mirror.
Now the traditional black and white inn, part of a row of historic Tudor buildings, is a vivid pink.
Landlord Les Smith, 52, said: "I haven't a clue who would do this or why. We closed the pub after midnight. Then I came round at about half eight in the morning and it was pink."
Mr Smith said the cleaner arrived for work at 7am and saw two men in overalls packing up their rollers but assumed they were working to order.
And he had to admit they had done a professional job - and had even submitted an invoice for their work.
He said: "I'm annoyed and it's inconvenient but they've done a proper job. They even slipped a bill under the door. But there's no figures, no address, nothing. Some of the regulars have said Mr Blobby or the Pink Panther have stitched me up."
One regular at the pub in Ledbury, near Hereford, said the culprits may have had a brush with the landlord.
"The landlord has a strict no-swearing policy and some people have been banned for breaking the rules. Maybe someone decided to take revenge," he guessed.
A West Mercia Police spokesman said: "We are looking at CCTV footage."
