Inscribed stone saying: TO HUGH, DUKE Of NORTHUMBERLAND. THS COLUMN ISERECTED, DEDICATED. AND INSCRIBED BY A GRATEFUL AND UNITED TENANTRY, ANNO DOMINI MDCCCXVI

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   John Dal (johndal@mastodon.green)'s status on Saturday, 25-May-2024 20:48:55 JST John Dal

   This was built back in the day when the lord of the manor could convince the village idiots he was wonderful by taking an extra shilling off them and giving them a penny back. It was a roaring success, they even built this column to his honour. Now, of course, the village idiots can communicate via the internet and worship the lords of the manor muchly morey and be even more stupid and put them in charge of the whole bloody country.

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