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image captionThe romantic gesture - overlaid with neon lights in 2008 - had formed part of the city's skyline since 2001
Musicians have reacted angrily to the removal of a graffiti marriage proposal painted almost 20 years ago.
The 'I Love You Will U Marry Me' message had remained on Sheffield's Park Hill flats since 2001.
Singer Richard Hawley, a well-known son of the Steel City, said he was "really angry" and called for the symbol of his hometown to be reinstated.
Pulp drummer Nick Banks and singer Yungblud also said they were "dismayed" and "heartbroken".
The graffiti was painted by Jason Lowe in a bid to woo his then-girlfriend and was later immortalised in neon lights as part of a marketing campaign.