tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269154103766812046.post5997608712896146088..comments2024-03-17T10:09:54.614+13:00Comments on Canterbury Heritage: 19 February 1873Marcus Castellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02572498225080723498noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269154103766812046.post-25649903785026783132009-02-21T15:55:00.000+13:002009-02-21T15:55:00.000+13:00It appears to have been the decisive vote of a cle...It appears to have been the decisive vote of a clergyman that upset the ambitions of the Synod, which appears to have been otherwise dominated by commercial and political interests.<BR/><BR/>Accordingly, it could seem to have been an anomaly in the ongoing history of conflict of interest and cronyism that might appear to continue to be the hallmarks of Canterbury's establishment.Marcus Castellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572498225080723498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269154103766812046.post-76390235216366550262009-02-21T13:02:00.000+13:002009-02-21T13:02:00.000+13:00Gawd!That IS surprising that money didn't sway the...Gawd!<BR/>That IS surprising that money didn't sway the final vote!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269154103766812046.post-8407367447698602152009-02-19T15:48:00.000+13:002009-02-19T15:48:00.000+13:00Thanks Jayne, it was your blog post that inspired ...Thanks Jayne, it was your blog post that inspired me to rummage in the archive. <BR/>The alternate site was going to cost £5,000, so they would have made a handsome profit on the Cathedral Square site, which cost them nothing.Marcus Castellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572498225080723498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1269154103766812046.post-20375576065928256952009-02-19T12:35:00.000+13:002009-02-19T12:35:00.000+13:00LOL I read (and wrote up) about the hair breadth b...LOL I read (and wrote up) about the hair breadth by which the Christchurch Cathedral site was kept.<BR/>St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne almost never was, too, by similar slim margins.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.com