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Author:  sotonsteve [ Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lamppost falling

I did see it last week, and the column was leaning heavily, again supported by straps attached to excavator buckets. Cowboy operation.

Author:  Sonsoxman [ Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lamppost falling

So here’s a few that happened in the last few years.

June 2023 Glasgow https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-gl ... t-65972548 Man injured by falling lamppost outside school.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/bzDdYQmKuyPSzE5t6?g_st=ic
Found the lamppost that fell on GSV.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-s ... e-59119405
October 2021 Falling lamp-post injures child in Shrewsbury.

Not exactly a lamppost but catenary lights
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news ... 83566.html
Fire service called as falling street lights narrowly miss passers-by in Belfast city centre.  28 July 2023
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TKtbpVQ5W3Qgb8E3A?g_st=ic
This is how the looked before. Only were installed last year.

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