On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 08:21:11 +0100, "Mike Stevens"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Glen Peckett wrote:
>> I did wonder if, as Mike Beech pointed out, it only takes 45 minutes
>> to traverse the locks, and they're so wonderful, why they want to
>> restore the plane!
Fortunately, it isn't either/or. We can have both to enjoy.
>There is always the question whether English Heritage will allow the plane
>to be "restored". My guess is that they will take a lot of persuasion as
>what's involved isn't restoring an existing structure but building a new
>one, with consequent destruction of the remains of the original.
I'm pleased to say that that question has been answered, in the
affirmative.
EH has actually been involved with the project all along, and is happy
with it in general. Moreover, an EH representative attended the
January meeting of the Foxton Locks Partnership, the body overseeing
the future of the site, at which it was reconfirmed that EH has no
objection in principle to reinstating a lift there.
Adrian
Adrian Stott
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