A 230-year-old statue that was vandalised with blue crayon has been cleaned up.

The Sabrina statue at Croome Court was covered in blue markings over the Easter weekend.

Experts have now visited the National Trust estate and the statue is back to its best.

A spokesperson for the National Trust said: "We are dismayed that this has happened.

“After taking advice from our conservators on how best to clean the statue, we are pleased to report we have been able to remove the crayon from the Sabrina statue this morning, so it can once again be fully enjoyed by visitors.”

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Worcester News: The statue was covered in blue marksThe statue was covered in blue marks (Image: National Trust)

The Sabrina statue, made of Coade stone, depicts the Roman Naiade, Sabrina, and was designed by John Bacon.

It is disputed when it was created but is thought to be either in the mid-1780s or in 1802.

It was vandalised sometime during the property’s opening hours on Easter Saturday, April 8.

Also ruined was the memorial of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, the UK's most famous landscape designer of the 18th century.

Brown was commissioned by George William Coventry, the sixth earl of Coventry, in 1751 to redesign the house and its parkland.

The house was remodelled into the Palladian style while the formal gardens replaced with natural-looking parkland and a new lake and river were created.

It was his first large-scale commission and saw the local village dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere, where it was surrounded by trees to protect the views from Croome.

He also replaced the Medieval church with a new Gothic church overlooking the land.

Brown died in February 1783 whilst returning home from dining with the Earl at his London home and the memorial was subsequently erected.

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Worcester News: The memorial to Capability Brown was also vandalisedThe memorial to Capability Brown was also vandalised (Image: National Trust)

Croome is one of nearly 20 landscapes designed by Brown that is now in the care of the National Trust, including Stowe in Buckinghamshire and Berrington Hall in Herefordshire.

The National Trust spokesperson added: “We are still in the process of cleaning the Lancelot 'Capability' Brown Memorial.

“Disappointing as they are, incidents like this are very rare considering the millions of visitors who enjoy and respect the places in our care.”