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Northampton's 'crumbling' Eleanor Cross

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"Northampton's 'crumbling' Eleanor Cross repairs delayed"

From Northampton this time.. :g50:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-n ... e-45916248
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lee greagsbey wrote:"Northampton's 'crumbling' Eleanor Cross repairs delayed"

From Northampton this time.. :g50:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-n ... e-45916248
Absolutely shocking but we all know where the money goes these days and how little respect there is for OUR history.

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manny wrote:
lee greagsbey wrote:"Northampton's 'crumbling' Eleanor Cross repairs delayed"

From Northampton this time.. :g50:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-n ... e-45916248
Absolutely shocking but we all know where the money goes these days and how little respect there is for OUR history.
Too true manny too true... surely there would be lottery grants available for heritage in distress?
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Seen it many times.. Didn't realize it was that old.
No sense of history now in this so called modern age ..
So much money wasted on vanity projects & sex changes ..

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drive past it nearly every day. unfortunately northamptonshire council are the most incompetent bunch of morons and ran out of money a long time ago. (but the chair etc managed their bonuses)
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"Eleanor Cross: Restoration of Northampton monument begins"

Success... :g38: :g50:

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