Marble Arch Mound To Close.

[Ming the Merciless]

Oh no, I thought they would become Great Britain’s equivalent of the Great Pyramids of Egypt. A great site of interest in 4,000 years time. I won’t even get a chance to visit them.


Marble Arch Mound: Much-mocked tourist attraction to close

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-59906865

 

[Saluki]

Closing?

Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

That picture of the wee child, running through the pigeons, was rather good. I liked it.

 

[bagpuss]

Latest news......Kate Bush to rewrite one her songs..... Knocking down the Hill.

 

[Cycleops]

What a massive waste of money. Would be funny if it weren’t so tragic.

 

[Blue Hills]

"We're really pleased that over 242,000 people have visited to see the Mound and the terrific light exhibition inside."
says a council spokesperson.
Maybe they could try to claw some of the expenditure back by flogging their details to marketeers.
A prime list I would have thought.
just think what other worthless tat they would shell out for.

 

[PeteXXX]

I wonder if there was a better way to spend £6,000,000 of tax payers money...
And how much it will now cost to remove it!

 

[Blue Hills]

I wonder if there was a better way to spend £6,000,000 of tax payers money...
And how much it will now cost to remove it!

I'd love to have been at the meeting that decided this.
I kind of assume there were other proposals put forward in some sort of brainstorming session.
if so can't help but wonder what the other ideas were.

 

[biggs682]

I wonder if there was a better way to spend £6,000,000 of tax payers money...
And how much it will now cost to remove it!

I am pretty sure there was a better way to spend that much money

 

[postman]

Six million please tell me that figure is a joke.

 

[Blue Hills]

Six million please tell me that figure is a joke.

I think it was maybe part of Boris's levelling up project.

 

[MartinQ]

I think it was maybe part of Boris's levelling up project.

I thought removing it would come under flat renovations. So someone else will pay.

 

[Arrowfoot]

Statement below was in August 2021. This is just the cost issue and opening early.

 

[PeteXXX]

I'd love to have been at the meeting that decided this.
I kind of assume there were other proposals put forward in some sort of brainstorming session.
if so can't help but wonder what the other ideas were.

That happens when a committee designs a horse and ends up with a camel..

Six million please tell me that figure is a joke.

Commissioned at £3, 300,000, ended up at £6,000,000

 

[Arrowfoot]

Is it even worth £30k let alone the original budge of £3M.

 

[Cycleops]

I think it was maybe part of Boris's levelling up project.

Or perhaps levelling down.