Wednesday 10th August 2016
The sorry state of the bench on Arn Hill, Warminster, on the slope between the transmitter mast and Colloway Clump, looking over Westbury Road.
The weather has finally taken its toll on the bench.
I noticed about four months ago how the joints had worked loose, making the seat a bit rickety.
I thought then it wouldn’t be long before it falls apart.
Unfortunately, on a couple of Warminster Facebook pages today (Wednesday 10th August 2016) some people are saying the condition of the bench is because of vandalism. But it isn’t vandalism.
The weather and age have simply got the better of the bench. Let’s face it, any dedicated vandal wouldn’t have left it resembling a bench; they would have gone the whole hog and reduced it to many more pieces.
Loose and rotten joints.
Falling apart.
The flaking paintwork on the bench shows it was in need of attention.
A plaque on the bench.
The bench on Arn Hill is: “In affectionate memory of Harold Butler 1928 – 1998. Rest and enjoy the view he loved.”
Photographs taken by Danny Howell on Wednesday 10th August 2016.
The view Harold Butler loved.