tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post753593167520598144..comments2024-03-18T05:23:18.285+00:00Comments on Postcards Then and Now: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Frogmore Fountain c1912Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07556727166267551805noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-10502420416416947842021-06-18T16:46:51.109+01:002021-06-18T16:46:51.109+01:00I had heard that it never got scrapped, and ended ...I had heard that it never got scrapped, and ended up being erected in a different town after the war.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128037535923814661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-1678535334013954112020-10-09T16:33:57.888+01:002020-10-09T16:33:57.888+01:00Awesome article, it was exceptionally helpful! I s...Awesome article, it was exceptionally helpful! I simply began in this and I'm becoming more acquainted with it better! Cheers, keep doing awesome! <a href="https://marblebee.com/shop/" rel="nofollow">stone fountain</a><br />johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04484220550245185331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-68269331668146464532011-12-16T01:07:18.292+00:002011-12-16T01:07:18.292+00:00There is now a petition for a fountain as the orig...There is now a petition for a fountain as the original to be reinstated which will be circulating wycombe soon,we need all the names possible to sign this and there will be a story run in the bucks free press to spur it on watch out for it on friday the 16/12/2011. it is headed by me jacqui.and i will campaign for this very strongly.so please support the petition for the fountain on frogmoor.thanx.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-57438901031945408312011-08-06T00:18:47.432+01:002011-08-06T00:18:47.432+01:00frogmore is rubbish now, high wycombe c c have got...frogmore is rubbish now, high wycombe c c have got it so wrong.claire h.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-85511756717394564232011-04-18T16:51:15.180+01:002011-04-18T16:51:15.180+01:00the Square definitely lacks character without the ...the Square definitely lacks character without the fountain. Howard, thank you very much for your comment and kindness on the tailwaggers :).Lisa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562101358640638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-85871828270883747802011-04-18T02:15:44.263+01:002011-04-18T02:15:44.263+01:00Could the fountain have been made from the melted ...Could the fountain have been made from the melted cannon of an earlier war?Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-68815769217040967852011-04-17T04:33:55.113+01:002011-04-17T04:33:55.113+01:00what a shame!! and what a loss...
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HUGZwhat a shame!! and what a loss...<br />:(~<br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-14359253866100227562011-04-16T20:37:59.726+01:002011-04-16T20:37:59.726+01:00It was very pretty, and too bad that they needed t...It was very pretty, and too bad that they needed the metal that badly. But I guess sometimes you gotta do what you gotta due. Thanks for sharing, I enjoy your post very much.<br /><br />Happy Sepia Saturday,<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-47323610517663226952011-04-16T16:48:11.516+01:002011-04-16T16:48:11.516+01:00Ditto about the fountain, still it was a need of t...Ditto about the fountain, still it was a need of the times. Interesting contrasts of with and without..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-2301939026376683932011-04-16T16:22:25.392+01:002011-04-16T16:22:25.392+01:00What a shame it had to be used in that way. The sq...What a shame it had to be used in that way. The square needs a special focal point like that. Intricate metal work.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-48127620086743421682011-04-16T13:15:52.420+01:002011-04-16T13:15:52.420+01:00It's almost the topic for a song - the square ...It's almost the topic for a song - the square with the lost fountain, isn't it?Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-30094579002036795142011-04-16T13:10:11.665+01:002011-04-16T13:10:11.665+01:00How right you are about how the square looks lost ...How right you are about how the square looks lost without its fountain. Even if you had never seen a photograph of the original fountain, you would still feel that something was missingAlan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-56991791997934518412011-04-16T04:48:05.054+01:002011-04-16T04:48:05.054+01:00Its sad to think that the fountain and so many oth...Its sad to think that the fountain and so many other things were destroyed to use in the war.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-63807350979504665032011-04-16T01:29:08.551+01:002011-04-16T01:29:08.551+01:00You're right, the square needs that magnificen...You're right, the square needs that magnificent fountain. I wonder if there have ever been any efforts to rebuild it.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.com