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VenerableBottyBurp Aug 25, 2005 17:10:59
Replying to Rhiannon

I tend to think that perhaps some locals aren't as proud of their horse as they should be as I have read and heard many moan about the fact that it was recut by Mr Gee and that somehow lessens it in their minds.

The concrete business is typical of the heritage industry though isn't it ? They take over what was kept scoured with chalk by volunteers and look for a cheap long term solution that doesn't involve the community. They resolve it with concret and end up making it look horrible. The two tone vertical stripe is what makes it worse, even painting it would be better than it is now.

No solution will be cheap one suspects, look at how much the repairs of the Cherhill horse were - its on the HA site.

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M moss
moss Aug 25, 2005 17:49:15
Replying to VenerableBottyBurp

"Three different paint samples were tested on the horse and are being monitored to measure the rate of deposit. English Heritage said these trials now have to be repeated to ensure the right approach is adopted to achieve a white surface which will stand the test of time".

Non organic substances such as paint in an organic landscape, is not exactly the best method, presumably they can't get rid of the concrete now, (though of course there was that defective batch in the news lately) it was put on 8 years ago, might not have been EH - could have been generously donated by cement factory!!. It cost £20.000 at Cherhill, for chalk and timber..