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yerself · 14-06-2006, 18:34

I had a hard earned day off work today and whilst driving aimlessly along listening to Radio Lancashire I happened to hear that a panopticon was being officially unveiled in Blackburn. Then, lo and behold, a certain Gayle Knight came on singing the praises of this new local landmark in Corporation Park.
As I had my camera with me I thought I'd go along and take some pictures for the benefit of any Accrington Web members who may be interested (Tealeaf sprung to mind for some reason). I drove down Accrington Road and when in the Eanam area looked toward Corporation Park, the only landmarks I could see were a mosque and the telecommunications aerials situated near the tank on Revidge Road. I drove along Preston New Road and turned right into Revidge Road, carried on past Corporation Park, but never sighted the panopticon Gayle was enthusing about.
When I arrived home, without having seen this apparent enhancement to Blackburn and East Lancs in general, I put the following two words into the Oxford online dictionary: panopticon and landmark. Below are the results:
landmark

• noun 1 an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized from a distance.

panopticon

/panoptik

n/ • noun historical a circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could at all times be observed.

I wonder if Gayle could enlighten us as to the whereabouts of this easily seen and recognised circular prison?

14-06-2006, 18:34	#1
yerself God Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land Posts: 3,212 Liked: 328 times Rep Power: 12996	Landmarks I had a hard earned day off work today and whilst driving aimlessly along listening to Radio Lancashire I happened to hear that a panopticon was being officially unveiled in Blackburn. Then, lo and behold, a certain Gayle Knight came on singing the praises of this new local landmark in Corporation Park. As I had my camera with me I thought I'd go along and take some pictures for the benefit of any Accrington Web members who may be interested (Tealeaf sprung to mind for some reason). I drove down Accrington Road and when in the Eanam area looked toward Corporation Park, the only landmarks I could see were a mosque and the telecommunications aerials situated near the tank on Revidge Road. I drove along Preston New Road and turned right into Revidge Road, carried on past Corporation Park, but never sighted the panopticon Gayle was enthusing about. When I arrived home, without having seen this apparent enhancement to Blackburn and East Lancs in general, I put the following two words into the Oxford online dictionary: panopticon and landmark. Below are the results: landmark • noun 1 an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized from a distance. panopticon /panoptikn/ • noun historical a circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could at all times be observed. I wonder if Gayle could enlighten us as to the whereabouts of this easily seen and recognised circular prison? __________________ Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right. Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. Last edited by yerself; 14-06-2006 at 18:38.