Guestbook

Name: Holly Clapp (and Daddy)
Location: Essex
Date: 28/10/2008
Comment:
I am learning about the Great Fire of London at school. Daddy is taking me to see the Monument today. Keep up the good work, I can't wait to climb to the top.

Name: Clive Raymond
Location: London
Date: 10/09/2008
Comment:
Having been laid-off in April, I would like to say how much I enjoyed working at The Monument. It was a great outdoor job in the rain and the wind, with wonderful views; and the satisfaction of a job well done. It is a shame that The Monument, hedged in by other buildings, is no longer included among the iconic high structures used to promote London.

Name: David Sankey
Location: Whitechapel
Date: 29/08/2008
Comment:
As a Midlands immigrant to the East End I've taken many a guest to London up the Monument and to me - one of its most important apsects is its design as a giant telescope. That is why the stairs spiral with a gap in the middle. The telescope is fixed pointing upwards and helps determine atronomic latitude. Unfortunately it wasn't much cop at that but the gap in the stairs allowed experiments in elasticity which ended up with Hookes Law, “ As the extension, so the force. ” or F=-kx if you're a kid at school. So, if it had been a good telescope, would Hooke have even bothered to have used it for antything else? Anyway, just the ticket to show how 17th-century Britain was in the forefront of science.

Name: Keira
Location: Toronto, Canada
Date: 13/08/2008
Comment:
This is my favourite London landmark. Thanks so much to everyone involved in the refurbishment! Disappointed I can't see it in October, I'll come again next year. Sigh. Keira

Name: Elsa
Location: London
Date: 4/08/2008
Comment:
I have to say that the work that's being done is excellent. My father, Ron Dunsdon, who was once the Head Attendant at the Monument would have loved to have seen this work being carried out. Great job!

Name: Gary Kirby
Location: Sussex
Date: 29/07/2008
Comment:
I am thrilled that here in the UK we still have the craftsmen to execute such valuable projects. Keep up the excellent works Guy's.

Name: Peter Moseley
Location: Stafford, Staffs
Date: 16/07/2008
Comment:
I have viewed your website with interest, and found the photographs of the work being carried out fascinating. I have visited The Monument on a few occasions myself, and look forward to your re-opening in the near future.

Name: John Johnson
Location: London
Date: 4/07/2008
Comment:
Restoration with infinite patience and care in the preservation of our heritage. Judy Allen and everyone involved are doing a sterling job. Look forward greatly to seeing the finished job.