> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7468750.stm
>
> More than 2,400 people will occupy Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth over
> 100 days as part of a living artwork.
>
> Antony Gormley won the opportunity to showcase The One and the Other on
> the plinth, as did Yinka Shonibare with Nelson's Ship in a Bottle.
>
> Mr Shonibare's Nelson's Ship in a Bottle will reflect multicultural
> London through the HMS Victory's sails.
>
> _____________________________________________________
>
> wtf? Is this the very best they can do?
>
> Or is this another non-decision on what should fill this plinth?
>
> (sigh)

>The fourth plinth has been used as a temporary display area for a number of
>years now with statues moving in and out on a regular basis.
>
>Have a look at this site for info on what will be going there at some point in
>the future....
>
>http://www.sirkeithpark.com/index.aspx
>
>Unfortunately it looks like Sir Keith Park's memorial is also scheduled on a
>temporary basis only at the moment. It would be very fitting IMHO if it was
>permanently homed there and in keeping with the statues on the other plinths and
>of course the central column.

>http://www.sirkeithpark.com/index.aspx
>
>Unfortunately it looks like Sir Keith Park's memorial is also scheduled on a
>temporary basis only at the moment. It would be very fitting IMHO if it was
>permanently homed there and in keeping with the statues on the other plinths and
>of course the central column.

> On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:53:45 +0100, Ben newsam
> gmail.com> blethered:
>

>> On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:38:14 -0400, Larry Green
>> wrote:
>>

>>> The fourth plinth has been used as a temporary display area for a number of
>>> years now with statues moving in and out on a regular basis.
>>>
>>> Have a look at this site for info on what will be going there at some point in
>>> the future....
>>>
>>> http://www.sirkeithpark.com/index.aspx
>>>
>>> Unfortunately it looks like Sir Keith Park's memorial is also scheduled on a
>>> temporary basis only at the moment. It would be very fitting IMHO if it was
>>> permanently homed there and in keeping with the statues on the other plinths and
>>> of course the central column.

>> I think that some of the contenders for filling the fourth plinth have ...

>Now, I know the plinth is empty, and have heard about some of these
>deliberations, but I still have to ask: why is the plinth empty?

>If a memorial to Sir Keith Park comes about I guess it could find a suitable
>home alongside the Battle of Britain monument on the Embankment. He was after
>all one of the key figures in it's success.

> On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:48:18 -0400, Larry Green
> wrote:
>

>> If a memorial to Sir Keith Park comes about I guess it could find a suitable
>> home alongside the Battle of Britain monument on the Embankment. He was after
>> all one of the key figures in it's success.

>
> Some feel that a statue of Nelson Mandela would be more appropriate,
> seeing as how the plinth is just outside the South African embassy.

>On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:46:46 +0100, Halla
>drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:
>

>>Now, I know the plinth is empty, and have heard about some of these
>>deliberations, but I still have to ask: why is the plinth empty?

>
>It's a long story, but basically they never made up their minds what
>to fill it with waaay back when it was constructed.
>
>The funny thing is, to my mind, that almost nobody knows who or what
>occupies the other three plinths.
>
>Good word that. "Plinth". Plinth plinth plinth.

># Thome day my plinth will come...."