Apart from the dilapidated Magnificent Seven, has anyone seen the appalling condition of the historic statue and fountain (dated 1866) in Woodford Square? It is in a disgraceful state of neglect–filthy, peeling paint, barricaded with a rusty old chain. What an embarrassment when visitors see the total disregard for maintaining what should be preserved and cherished.
Is it that we are too busy erecting unnecessary billboards to notice the things that are crying out for attention? If and when the statue is ever refurbished, hopefully it will be painted in a milder, more genteel colour, in keeping with the era it represents, and not the garish red and green it is now.
J Knaggs
St Ann's