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Liz
May 9, 07 - 7:30 PM |
Vote for your alternative Bristol Landmark
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2007/04/30/alternativelandmark_feature.shtml
Nominations are open till Wednesday 16th and after that there'll be voting on a shortlist. Some of us are already voting for the Chimney (not the Hill, the Chimney)
Liz
Postal Area (eg BS5): BS5
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Rob
May 12th, 2007 - 6:16 PM |
Re: Vote for your alternative Bristol Landmark
Well spotted Liz, I've just filled in the form, I think after more than 200 years the chimney should get some recognition.
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Susan
May 20th, 2007 - 7:19 PM |
Re: Vote for your alternative Bristol Landmark
Here is the nomination I sent in:
Troopers Hill Chimney in St George, Bristol, above Crews Hole, because it's historic, a remnant of copper smelting in the 18th Century linking it to
Bristol's brassmaking industry, it's a landmark visible from miles around, it's on top of a brilliant Local Nature Reserve, see www.troopers-hill.org.uk, it leans only slightly less that the Tower of
Pisa, probably thanks to the fireclay mine below and it has a certain phallic charm ;-)
The shortlist should be published tomorrow so let's see if the chimney is on it to vote for.
It will be fun if it is.
Cheers,
Susan
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Roger
May 21st, 2007 - 12:21 PM |
Re: Vote for your alternative Bristol Landmark
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2007/05/18/alternativelandmarksvote_feature.shtml
we made the shortlist!!! Make sure you vote!!!
Postal Area (eg BS5): BS2
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Rob
May 21st, 2007 - 5:38 PM |
Re: Vote for your alternative Bristol Landmark
Great news - tell all your friends!!!!
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Rob
May 26th, 2007 - 9:42 AM |
Re: Vote for your alternative Bristol Landmark
Still time to vote!
Vote for Troopers Hill as BBC Bristol's Alternative Bristol Landmark
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Rob
May 29th, 2007 - 1:37 PM |
Re: Vote for your alternative Bristol Landmark
We came second - with 19% of the vote. Thanks to everyone who voted.
Quote from www.bbc.co.uk/bristol:
Banksy's Mild Mild West mural on Stoke's Croft has won the Alternative Landmark of Bristol vote.
The mysterious artist's work, depicting comic policemen and a bear, polled 47% - more than double its nearest rival, Troopers Hill.
The most-nominated location, Pur Down's radio mast, came in joint third with the coloured houses in Totterdown with 11%.
In fifth place is Dower House, the mysterious yellow building off the M32, which picked up 8%.
The last two were the RAC's Bradley Stoke tower and the cars at Portbury Dock which picked up 2.5% and 1.5% respectively.
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Liz
May 30th, 2007 - 1:34 PM |
Re: Vote for your alternative Bristol Landmark
We got 19% and there are 3 photos on the website!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/made_in_bristol/alternativelandmark/
Hooray for us!
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