Local historians say the location is also the site of a Roman road
When their heroes fell a town recognised the enormity of their sacrifice. Their 175 names are embossed on plaques on two sides of a war memorial.
Despite this a telecoms company has requested "prior approval" for a 59ft 5G mast on a wedge of grass just 15 yards from the cenotaph. The application says the mast is intended to extend 5G service across the target "coverage hole" in the area and says the construction will "assimilate well into the immediate street."
It says the reasons for objecting include the mast's proximity to Grade 1 and Grade 2 listed buildings in the conservation area. It means the community’s visual amenity would be impacted, adding: "The mast and cabinets would not enhance the conservation area. This land was bought for public use following a post-War conscription and gifted to the old Whitefield District Council.
Councillor Fitzgerald, who helped local residents secure funding for recent cleaning and repairs of the cenotaph, said: "People understand there needs to be infrastructure, but companies should work together and us to agree planned networks rather than just putting applications through one by one wherever they see spare bit of land with no concern to how that impacts the residents."
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