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By Console
#186129
Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog wrote:is it just me that likes the fact people are putting pieces of art and stuff in towns and cities these days? even if its sh*te at least it is an effort to make places more interesting.


This is the 'art' in question:-

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It cost £50,000, its only 11 metal bars all welded together. In my opinion it was a complete waste of money. Also, although you can't see it too well in the picture, the colour of the metal bars is a horrible moss green making it look like its covered in mould all yeay round, lovely!
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
#186131
it looks like its in someones front garden...
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By Console
#186132
That would be the 'Garden City' aspect of Letchworth coming in to play.
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
#186147
yeah but how many people pass that often?
By Fathomer
#186169
i could build that
bet the old people don't like it, you know he people who have lived there since 1921
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By Console
#186226
I don't know of anyone in the town that likes it, infact when people first heard about it there was a petition set-up to stop the Heritage Foundation wasting the large sum of money they paiid the artist for it. They promptly ignored over one thousand signitures and did what they wanted anyway though.

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