QRpedia plaques were less than £100 each (I forget the exact figure). Add 20% for losses, repairs, updates, breakages (this is central London)... Andy, would you be willing to get in touch with English Heritage?
Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Disclaimer viewable at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia:Email_disclaimer Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk On 6 August 2012 22:28, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6 August 2012 22:02, Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 6 August 2012 21:52, Richard Symonds > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> "Just under half of the blue plaques currently shortlisted to go up in > >> London are being scrapped due to funding cuts. > >> Perhaps it would be prudent for WMUK to step in, and fund some QRpedia > >> plaques? > > > +1 > > I'm happy to be involved in any project to do this. > > However, a caveat: Many blue plaques are high up on buildings. QR > > codes need to be just off ground level, so may need a second, > > subsidiary plaque. > > > Sounds fantastic! What's a blue plaque cost to install? And, > presumably, maintain and so on. > > > - d. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >
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