SoupCast

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup

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0:00 Introduction

2:17 Following Up on Last Week

4:37 Michael Steinhardt & 180 Stolen Artefacts!

18:43 Comte de Paris & Banksy!?

37:44 Plans for Christmas Special

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Link of the Week:

'Archaeorant: Save British Archaeology':

https://tinyurl.com/v8svt23u

AI Produces Art Based on Prompts:

https://app.wombo.art/

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Links:

The Sidon Bull’s Head: Court Record Documents a Journey Through the Illicit Antiquities Trade:

https://chasingaphrodite.com/2017/09/24/the-sidon-bulls-head-court-record-documents-a-journey-through-the-illicit-antiquities-trade/

D.A. Vance: Michael Steinhardt Surrenders 180 Stolen Antiquities Valued at $70 Million:

https://www.manhattanda.org/d-a-vance-michael-steinhardt-surrenders-180-stolen-antiquities-valued-at-70-million/

IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR A WARRANT TO SEARCH THE PREMISES LOCATED AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 1000 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORI 10028 ("THE TARGET PREMISES")

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/4059759/2017-09-22-Application-for-Turnover-Order.pdf

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Banksy offers to raise £10m to buy Reading prison for art centre:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/dec/05/bansky-offers-to-raises-10m-to-buy-reading-prison-for-art-centre

Banksy backs Reading Gaol arts centre plan:

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/12/banksy-backs-reading-gaol-arts-centre-plan/

Banksy pledges to help save Reading jail with stencil sale:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-59535099

The Comte de Paris demands return of Château de Chantilly:

https://www.tatler.com/article/jean-dorleans-chateau-de-chantilly-french-throne-hotel-fallout

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

0:00 Introduction

2:36 ‘A Perfect Storm’?

8:00 Effect on Archaeology?

15:00 New Campaigns Emerge

26:05 The Sector’s Reponse

36:49 GB News Blunder

41:23 Torpedoed?

44:40 The Next Challenge?

53:09 Groupthink & Ways Forward…

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Link of the Week:

Unite Against Cultural Vandalism Rally:

https://tinyurl.com/mryjkhvj

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the Big Read: TORPEDOED! HOW ESTABLISHMENT MOVED TO BLOCK INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN TO SAVE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY:

http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/12/01/the-big-read-torpedoed-how-establishment-moved-to-block-independent-campaign-to-save-british-archaeology/

Department for Education Defunding Archaeology in 43 UK Universities! - WB Feb 2021:

https://youtu.be/_28IF7vtaR4

Sheffield Shock Closure: Staff & Students Speak! - WB 27th May 2021:

https://youtu.be/Qhm3JiUZymM

‘Unlawful’, Myopic, Moronic & Macho Management in Archaeology (Various News) – WB 25th June 2021:

https://youtu.be/Ssd45Bqy-IA

Worcestershire Course off the Menu as Uni Ends Archaeology - WB 20th Aug 2021:

https://youtu.be/UuBlnl1BlIk

Advertising or Accountability? Archaeology Needs Critical Friends in the Media! - WB 12th Oct 2021:

https://youtu.be/fVNq5fQq324

Parthenon Marbles Return “Up to British Museum”! & Why is Archaeology Pay So BAD? – WB 19th Nov 2021:

https://youtu.be/2gBYK4wXK1o

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

0:00 Introduction

2:02 Parthenon Marbles Closer to Return?

22:26 Why is the Pay Archaeology so Bad?

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Link of the Week:

HS2 Rail Extension to Leeds set to be scrapped:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59292120

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Links:

Return of Parthenon marbles is up to British Museum, says No. 10:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/nov/16/return-of-parthenon-marbles-is-up-to-british-museum-says-no-10

Greek Prime Minister to Challenge Boris Johnson over Return of ‘stolen’ Elgin Marbles:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/greek-prime-minister-challenge-boris-6212043

Greek PM to Appeal to British Public for Return of Parthenon Marbles:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/nov/17/greek-prime-minister-to-appeal-to-british-public-for-return-of-parthenon-marbles

Ex-Chancellor George Osborne Appointed as New British Museum Chairman:

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/national/19395716.ex-chancellor-george-osborne-appointed-new-british-museum-chairman/

Easter Islanders Call for Return of Statue from British Museum:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jun/04/easter-islanders-call-for-return-of-statue-from-british-museum

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Why is the pay in contract archaeology so bad?

https://twitter.com/LeftistDadJokes/status/1459688929012158466

CIfA Minimum Salaries from April 2018:

https://archaeologists.net/news/cifa-minimum-salaries-april-2018-1512728386

CIfA Current Salary Recommendation 2021:

https://www.archaeologists.net/practices/salary

CIfA Policy Statement on Pay in Archaeology:

https://www.archaeologists.net/practices/pay

Archaeology Pay & Training: Can The Industry Do More?

https://www.archaeologists.net/sites/default/files/DF_Prospect_conference_proceedings_2013.pdf

Profiling the Profession 2020:

https://profilingtheprofession.org.uk/2-11-archaeologists-qualifications/

https://profilingtheprofession.org.uk/1-4-organisations-skills-needs-development/

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

0:00 Introduction 

4:11 More Today Programme Coverage

5:10 H.E.R. Today Gone Tomorrow?

20:51 It’s not Easy Being a Student in 2021

30:22 Something Positive!?

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Link of the Week: 

Corfitz Ulfeldt's pillory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corfitz_Ulfeldt

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Links:

Council Acts After Accusations Metal Detecting Rally Company Used H.E.R. Data to Target Archaeology:

http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/11/08/council-acts-after-accusations-metal-detecting-rally-co-used-h-e-r-data-to-target-archaeology/

We were ahead of the curve - One of the benefits of the weekly format:

The Today Programme and The War on the National Trust: An Episode in Shameful Journalism:

https://bylinetimes.com/2021/11/04/the-today-programme-and-the-war-on-the-national-trust-an-episode-in-shameful-journalism/

No 10 is marching through cultural institutions - and making a battleground of the arts:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/08/tories-cultural-institutions-war-no-10-museums-decolonisation

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Save Sheffield Archaeology ‘United Against Cultural Vandalism’ - 1st December:

https://www.facebook.com/SaveSheffieldArchaeology/posts/195318222754570

Save Worcester Archaeology: Decision on the Future of Academic Staff:

https://twitter.com/saveworcsarch/status/1453709108083924994

Big Mandate for Strike action at UK Universities over pay & working conditions:

https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/11860/Big-mandate-for-strike-action-at-UK-universities-over-pay--working-conditions

UCU members back strikes over pension cuts:

https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/11857/UCU-members-back-strikes-over-pension-cuts

University Strikes: Academics at 37 Institutions Support Action:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-59171771

Durham University staff vote to strike this term over pensions cut:

https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-university-staff-vote-to-strike-this-term-over-pensions-cut/

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Tulip Reaction: ‘Death to the Cocktail Cornichon’:

https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/tulip-reaction-death-to-the-cocktail-cornichon

Tulip Tower plan Rejected by Gove:

https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/tulip-tower-plan-rejected-by-gove-11-11-2021/

Archaeologists Discover Ancient ‘Hangover Prevention’ Ring:

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

0:00 Introduction

1:50 Today Prog Biased?

20:01 British Museum New TV Show

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Link of the Week:

David Attenborough speaks at COP26:

https://tinyurl.com/4xh463wm

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Links:

The Interim Report on Colonialism and Slavery:

https://www.restoretrust.org.uk/restore-trust-issues/interimreport

We’ve Published our Report into Colonialism and Historic Slavery:

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/news/weve-published-our-report-into-colonialism-and-historic-slavery

BBC Radio.4 Today Programme:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj9z

The Today Programme and The War on the National Trust:

https://bylinetimes.com/2021/11/04/the-today-programme-and-the-war-on-the-national-trust-an-episode-in-shameful-journalism/

Will the National Trust Now End its War on ‘Restore Trust’? :

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-battle-for-the-soul-of-the-national-trust-rages-on

No Trust in the Today Programme:

http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/11/05/no-trust-in-the-today-programme/

The National Trust has Needlessly Provoked an ‘Anti-Woke’ Campaign: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/13/national-anti-woke-campaign-slavery-churchill-culture-war

Maitland – Neil Bennet CEO Profile:

https://www.maitland.co.uk/people/our-team/neil-bennett/

Restore Trust Website:

https://www.restoretrust.org.uk/

Code of Practice for Responsible Metal Detecting in England and Wales:

https://youtu.be/ApMJuHGPF9M

More 4 Links up with the British Museum to Learn More About Our Hidden History:

https://www.channel4.com/press/news/more-4-links-british-museum-learn-more-about-our-hidden-history

Association of Detectorists:

https://detectorists.org.uk/

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup

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0:00 Introduction

2:33 Who is Celtic Films?

5:36 Beneath the Surface

14:13 Quality & Motive

20:58 Compared to Game of Thrones?

26:20 Celticism & Final Thoughts

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Link of the Week:

'Reaction to Celtic Films Folder’:

https://tinyurl.com/av6hcyky

Links:

‘Reaction to Celtic Films Folder’:

https://tinyurl.com/av6hcyky

Celtics Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaelkingsbury/celtics

US Plan for ‘Celtics’ TV show knocked back by disbelieving Scots:

https://www.thenational.scot/news/19606416.us-plan-celtics-tv-show-knocked-back-disbelieving-scots/

Archaeosoup - Mr Soup Comment:

https://www.facebook.com/Archaeosoup/posts/4374916712587942

‘Celtics’ TV Series - IMDb:

https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B01M98XYN5/ref=atv_dp_cr_1_star

‘Game of Thrones’: By the Numbers:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2019/04/11/game-of-thrones-by-the-numbers/

Fascist Fantasies and the Celts:

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2021/09/28/the-celtics/

 Gulag Vorkuta: Amazon Reviews:

https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B01M98XYN5/ref=atv_dp_cr_1_star

Weird ‘Belenus’ Video:

https://twitter.com/EwanMacKenna/status/1442762865644027904

The Celts! Did they Even EXIST? - Archaeosoup Video:

https://youtu.be/fPv0UuHoQe8

The Celts! Revisited… - Archaeo-Chat:

https://youtu.be/AtgEhGlBbFU

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup

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0:00 Introduction

1:33 The Ryedale Hoard

18:05 Selling Human Remains?

20:11 Stephanie Black Interview

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Link of the Week:

Black History Month:

www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk

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Links:

Rare Roman Bronzes acquired by the Yorkshire Museum:

https://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/news-media/latest-news/rare-roman-bronzes-acquired-by-the-yorkshire-museum/

Ryedale Ritual Bronzes: Roman artefacts sell for £185,000:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-57069434

Yorkshire Museum Buys Ryedale Roman Bronzes from London dealer with help from wealthy donor:

https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2021/yorkshire-museum-buys-ryedale-roman-bronzes-from-london-dealer-with-help-from-wealthy-donor/

Hanson’s Listing: Ryedale Ritual Bronzes:

https://hansonslive.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/153/lot/70029

New York dealer arrested for selling ‘cookie cutter’ manufactured good as authentic antiquities:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/08/26/new-york-dealer-arrested-for-selling-cookie-cutter-manufactured-goods-as-authentic-antiquities

Owners urged to claim back heritage centre items:

https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/owners-urged-to-claim-back-heritage-centre-items/

Tik Tok User sells human bones, ignites ethical debate online:

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/tiktok-user-sells-human-bones-ignites-ethical-debate/story

TikToker selling human bones — including fetus skulls — spark ethics debate:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/tiktoker-selling-human-bones-e2-80-94-including-fetus-skulls-e2-80-94-spark-ethics-debate/ar-AAPF756

Selling dead bodies and mortuary artefacts in the UK today: Welbeck Hill:

https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/09/selling-dead-bodies-and-mortuary-artefacts-in-the-uk-today-welbeck-hill/

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup

0:00 Introduction

4:19 How We Began

11:55 Being a Critical Friend

18:17 Other Voices & The ‘Soul’ of Archaeology 27:00 Conclusions

Link of the Week:

Watching Brief - Jan 2017:

https://youtu.be/K2ytK6ar-ds

Links:

Archaeoscoop: Richard III: It's Him!

https://youtu.be/Ga-K1qxey_g

The ‘Sun’ article is no longer online, but:

Head of 'Geordie Roman god' found at Binchester:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-23164533

Archaeologists Find Ancient Stone Head Which Could Be Roman Geordie God:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/jul/04/stone-head-roman-geordie-god

Cameron Appointed Peer, MOD and Odyssey Colluded over Balcehn’s HMS Victory:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2012/07/cameron-appointed-peer-mod-and-odyssey-colluded-over-balchens-hms-victory/46034

Springtime for Hitler and “N@zi War Diggers”:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2014/03/springtime-for-hitler-and-nazi-war-death-porn-diggers/102632

Assumed Missing – Reported Buired – the Search for the Lost Spitfires of Burma:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2015/03/assumed-missing-reported-buried-the-search-for-the-lost-spitfires-of-burma/107095

The Buried Spitfires of Burma: A ‘Fake’ History:

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Andy-Brockman/The-Buried-Spitfires-of-Burma--A-Fake-History/24703841

High Court sets Stonehenge Tunnel on Road to Nowhere! What Happens Next? - WB 31st July 2021:

https://youtu.be/i4E_Kqhoubo

Sheffield Shock Closure: Staff & Students Speak! - WB 27th May 2021

https://youtu.be/Qhm3JiUZymM

Sheffield University "Disposed of" Key Documents During Archaeology Dept Review - WB 12th June 2021:

https://youtu.be/rQ77L-Z6iPI

 “The Future of Our Past is Family" - Worcester Graduates Speak! - WB 30th Aug 2021:

https://youtu.be/rgqI7HWGs-Q

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup

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0:00 Introduction

02:05 Rolling News…

18:14 British Museum Hokusai NFTs

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Link of the Week:

‘Hi-Res Hokusai for Free’:

https://tinyurl.com/t89mm9nb

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Links:

Stewartby Historic Brickworks Chimneys Demolished:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-58665319

Listed Birkenhead Bath Reopened to Public After Restoration:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-58679332

Grant Shapps Unchallenged on A303 Judgement by Transport Committee (Stonehenge Alliance):

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=333856325159981

Transport Committee - Weds 22nd September 2021:

https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/3685f89e-91a7-4ca4-ac9f-bcc328bd1744

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British Museum Enters World of NFTs with Digital Hokusai Postcards:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/24/british-museum-nfts-digital-hokusai-postcards-lacollection

The British Museum is Minting NFTs of its Art - Because of a Cold LinkedIn Message from a Start-Up:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-industry-news-september-27-2021-2013772

What are NFTs, and What is their Environmental Impact?

https://earth.org/nfts-environmental-impact/

Dr. Bendor Grosvenor Twitter:

https://twitter.com/arthistorynews/status/1441445985230655492

The Reproduction Fee Hustle:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2017/11/20/the-reproduction-fee-hustle

The End of Museum Image Fees?

https://www.arthistorynews.com/articles/5362_The_end_of_museum_image_fees

Hokusai’s Imagination Leaps off the Page At British Museum:

https://londonist.com/london/museums-and-galleries/hokusai-at-british-museum

Sutton Hoo: Photos of 1939 Excavation Digitised:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-58727183

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup

0:00 Introduction

01:53 Three Things to Keep an Eye on…

09:00 The Dorman Long Tower

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Link of the Week: 

Former HE Listing for Dorman Long Tower: 

https://tinyurl.com/3erbp934

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Links:

3,500 Year Old Clay Tablet Purchased by Hobby Lobby Returning to Iraq After 30 Years:

https://www.newsweek.com/3500-year-old-clay-tablet-purchased-hobby-lobby-returning-iraq-after-30-years-1632033

Gilgamesh Dream Tablet to be formally handed back to Iraq:

https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/21/gilgamesh-dream-tablet-to-be-formally-handed-back-to-iraq

Stonehenge campaigners welcome decision not to appeal court ruling:

https://www.leighday.co.uk/latest-updates/news/2021-news/stonehenge-campaigners-welcome-decision-not-to-appeal-court-ruling

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Dorman Long Tower: Council ‘Cannot Consider Heritage’ Over Demolition:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-58485323

Brutalist Teesside Tower Handed Lifeline by Historic England Listing:

https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/brutalist-teeside-tower-handed-lifeline-by-historic-england-listing

Former Historic England Listing for Dorman Long Tower:

https://web.archive.org/web/20210913140520/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1477999

MP Jacob Young’s former ‘Save Dorman Long Tower’ Page:

https://web.archive.org/web/20210126110703/https://www.jacobyoung.org.uk/campaigns/save-dorman-long-tower

MP Jacob Young’s statement on Dorman Long Tower Demolition:

https://twitter.com/JacobYoungMP/status/1438913195750662145?s=19

Dorman Long Tower to be Destroyed after Listed Status Revoked:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-58593615

Green Light Given to Demolish Dorman Long Tower After Successful Appeal:

https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/green-light-given-to-demolish-dorman-long-tower-after-successful-appeal/

Dorman Long Tower to be Demolished as Nadine Dorries Axes Listed Status:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/sep/17/dorman-long-tower-to-be-demolished-as-nadine-dorries-axes-listed-status

Report Reveals Cost of Repairing Dorman Long Tower:

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19593244.report-reveals-cost-repairing-dorman-long-tower/

Dorman Long: Exp