Further to the gate
On 19/02/2020 15:44, williamwright wrote:
Maybe in a hundred years time
when the building is demolished someone will get a glimpse of a bit of
cable or something and say, I wonder what became of the cove who
installed that? Or, more likely, no they wont.* Only the great artists
can immortalise themselves in their work; it isnt a possibility for the
common man.
Well not formally immortalised but certainly not forgotten. I grew up on
a farm in the early 60s, with buildings dating back to early Victorian
era. When looking at a particularly old piece of a building my dad
would often comment "I wonder what happened to the chap who "banged that
nail in/fitted that hinge/made that lock" etc etc.
A habit I have found myself also doing.
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Chris B (News)
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