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Re: the view from inside
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As to apportioning blame, I feel that is a pretty pointless exercise. Without doubt the root cause of this is the water seeping down through the hill causing failure and collapse of material around an exisiting large void.


Of course blame should be apportioned, and it should be apportioned to those at English Heritage for not addressing the problem since the hole at the top of Silbury first appeared in 2000. For seven years water has seeped into the structure because of inadequate measures taken since then, and even now English Heritage are doing nothing to prevent further seepage from the heavy rain expect over the weekend.

It's not rocket science; a temporary cover, as ocifant suggested above, could be put up today. Oh, sorry, it's Saturday today isn't it - those at English Heritage responsible for this fiasco are probably taking the day off. Talk about Rome burning.

Let me ask you this; if English Heritage do not provide a temporary cover, immediately, and further collapses do occur as a result of that negligence, will you still be happy not apportion blame to those responsible?


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Littlestone
Posted by Littlestone
28th July 2007ce
11:14

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