And its those very "local" folk who are responsible for the demise of what we might call traditional High Street shops as they have forsaken such in favour of a;- on-line purchasing and b;- purveyors of obesity-hastening frothed cream coffee & cake!
Those lights were once new and modern, isnt also fitting that they are replaced with modern period correct lights? Obvs painted green( im not a complete dxck)
And that is the problem with democracy, a lot of stupid people, both voting and being voted for.
But thats what we have
I can't argue with that
I remember well campaigning against them replacing the old oil lamps lit by lamplighters and writing to Queen Victoria - with those new fangled "penny black" stamps - and someone wrote back telling me it was what the Council I'd democratically elected had democratically decided.
Ah the smell of whale oil
When I was in Leeds from 1976 to 1978 they still had gas lamps along Lyddon Terrace and as a result Yorkshire Television filmed a number of period dramas there. I think "Raffles" with Anthony Valentine being one. Ah. Memories.
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Those lights were new and modern (and expensive and beautiful) at the same time as their surroundings, when the form of an item was as important as its function. Replacing them just because the council haven’t bothered their arses maintaining them properly isn’t what anyone should be promoting. I’m not for keeping old things just because they are old, but because they are an important part of built heritage and inherent to intangible cultural heritage of an area.
If nobody would buy dope then they would not be there, said from one who was never stupid enough to try them.
It were ever thus!
Refurb wouldn’t have been required if they had maintained them
I would love to see the T&C's of the current maintenance contract.Refurb wouldn’t have been required if they had maintained them
