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garinda · 22-04-2010, 09:55

'This (the old Tech/Grammar School building) was to be built at an estimated cost of £6,000 and a competition was launched for the design of the new school. The winning design overshot the £6,000 by 100 per cent and the contract was accordingly given to the second best, which was to cost £6,000. The new project was regarded with some scepticism by a section of the population who referred to the new building as "the White Elephant on Blackburn Road'.
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22-04-2010, 09:55	#10
garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16469	re: Last proper school, not college. 'This (the old Tech/Grammar School building) was to be built at an estimated cost of £6,000 and a competition was launched for the design of the new school. The winning design overshot the £6,000 by 100 per cent and the contract was accordingly given to the second best, which was to cost £6,000. The new project was regarded with some scepticism by a section of the population who referred to the new building as "the White Elephant on Blackburn Road'. http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/656076__780955819.pdf __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.