Pensioner threatens to chain himself to historic lamppost if council plan goes ahead
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Pensioner threatens to chain himself to historic lamppost if council plan goes ahead
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"A defiant pensioner is threatening to chain himself to a historic lamppost if council bosses attempt to tear it down. Richard Parkinson, 78, says the Victorian structures are precious features of Canterbury that must be preserved at all costs rather than being replaced with grotesque modern replicas. The former city councillor and ex-Sheriff of Canterbury, who is a picture restorer, is determined to defend the one opposite his home in St Peter's Lane, which he has even cleaned and repainted himself."
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