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Living In Notorious Places
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On the anniversary of the Hungerford shootings I was wondering how long it is before notorious place names fade out if people's minds? I used to live in Hungerford years after the massacre but it was the main thing people said to me about if I ever had to give my address. I'm not sure that's still the case for people who live there.
I was wondering about people who live in Soham or Lockerbie or any other places attached to notorious events. Do the memories of the notorious place name fade quickly? Or does it depend what the event was?
I was wondering about people who live in Soham or Lockerbie or any other places attached to notorious events. Do the memories of the notorious place name fade quickly? Or does it depend what the event was?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.same with Aberfan, I think, and that was more than 50 years ago. I suppose they last as long as people's memories; they're not necessarily the sort of memory you pass on to your children, so they'll probably die out eventually.
But Guernica is still known (even by people like me who have no idea where it is): a wartime atrocity commemorated by a famous painting.
But Guernica is still known (even by people like me who have no idea where it is): a wartime atrocity commemorated by a famous painting.
OK - it has to stand out,(1) and the place ( arrrr tez a toponym, it be) has to be small(2) - London bombing ( jul 5 for those with a short memory). Paris, er something, wont stick. Berlin - errrr.
and it has to go arn and arn. Hungerford - the first report began outrageously " went the day quite well..."
Lockerbie and the libyan non-connection - would not go away
and it has to go arn and arn. Hungerford - the first report began outrageously " went the day quite well..."
Lockerbie and the libyan non-connection - would not go away
Guy Fawkes was exceptional - promoted by the government for centuries (I think it was mandatory for a while?). Only promoted because he failed; the US doesn't have a John Wilkes Booth Day.
The Somme, not sure that that will last forever. Hastings, Agincourt and Waterloo are the only battle place names that have lived for centuries. Nobody remembers Ladysmith or Oudenarde.
The Somme, not sure that that will last forever. Hastings, Agincourt and Waterloo are the only battle place names that have lived for centuries. Nobody remembers Ladysmith or Oudenarde.
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