For this week we are staying
in St. Pancras with a slightly more conventional statue. This one can
be seen from The Meeting Place and depicts a man gazing in
wonder at the magnificent roof . The reason for his homage at St.
Pancras is that in the 1960s he was responsible for saving St.
Pancras Station and its Chambers hotel from demolition. After the
electrification of the line between 1960 and 1966 services from
Manchester and Glasgow were diverted to the newly rebuilt Euston thus
making St. Pancras and the hotel that fronts it seemly redundant. As
a founding member of the Victorian Society and a railway enthusiast
he called the plan to demolish St. Pancras as a 'criminal folly'.

He is remembered fondly as
The Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death in 1984. He was
recognised not only for his writing but also for his characteristic
broadcasting style. Of all his many works he is probably best known
for his poem 'Slough' and its first verse,

Come, friendly bombs, and
fall on Slough!

It isn't fit for humans now,

There isn't grass to graze a
cow.

Swarm over, Death!

This week's question is

Who is the statue of?

We were joined last week by
Cheryl
and the lovely Plouarzel beach in Brittany. There was dancing,
football and a party for Susan's
crew. Kelly
found all the lines and angles in the suspension bridge. From the
cruise ship Kara
watched the sun setting before visiting the Colosseum
in Rome. As we head into autumn in the UK Betty
has been showing us the delights of her spring garden in New Zealand.

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