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Old 16th Jul 2020, 18:35
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langleybaston
 
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Originally Posted by MG
BV, wine soaked, or not, I completely agree with you. The name is historical but not significant enough for it to be regarded as a national treasure. Its time has passed and I think this replacement is sympathetically done enough to show the significance to the event in 1943 but not to cause offence. I’d rather have this new plaque than wait a while longer and have it vandalised by some oik and it splattered all over Faceagram for effect. Let’s face it, we’ve all really sniggered at its ‘naughtiness’ for years.
I do hope that those who paid to replace the headstone were not niggardly.
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