On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:01:45 +0000 (UTC), "Col"
wrote:


"JPG" wrote in message
.. .


That's too good for them.

My father told me about a small weather station in a public park in
Gloucester (the Lannet) that stood there for about 20 years before the
war, unprotected and complete with unlocked Stephenson screen, rain
gauge, state of ground bare patch, Besson comb nephoscope the lot. It
was untouched for all this time, not even any suspicious yellow rain,
and removed in the 50s when the vandalism seemed to start.

Strange that you say the vandalism started in the 50's. I have this view
of the 50's as being a time when people actually respected the law.

Late 50s, I would say, just after the Teddy boy era as rock and roll
was taking off. No connection implied.

How times change - if anything stands still for any length of time
these days it will either be trashed or have grafitti sprayed all over
it. The more inaccessible the better, it seems.

The decline of society. Don't get me started on that one

Col