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Littlestone
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Re: The madness of bureaucracy
Jun 09, 2007, 09:46
Yes, but that ignores the satisfaction factor that a clip round the ear and a kick up the backside would give ;-)

As for deciding whether or not to put a marker in the fill boggles the mind. I've said elsewhere that it's virtually impossible to introduce an infill of this size without it being detectable (and if English Heritage don't know that they should). Even if the composition of the fill is absolutely the same as the original (and that's highly unlikely as there are bound to be minor differences in composition) the way the fill is packed into the tunnel is never going to be exactly the same as the original.

It's just unprofessional bol*ocks. Something similar happened when the beautiful British Museum Atrium was built a few years ago. Can't remember the exact details now but for one of the new doorways they used Portland Stone from France, instead of Portland Stone sourced in this country. The French stone looks the same as the English stone now but unfortunately ages differently. Estimates are that in about 60 years the French stone will look completely different to the original English stone.

Sigh... didn't someone check that? Or was it just a question of, 'get the cheapest and get it in quick'?
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