Bonn Square markers
Dear Madam or Sir,
Would you please provide the following information:
1 The present whereabouts of the original stone marker for Bonn Square.
2 The inscription thereupon, including the title and the name of the German mayor (or equivalent) who first opened/named Bonn Square.
3 The reason why the name of this German dignitary was not included in the brass plaque now displayed at Bonn Square. For this, if no information more specific is available, a document from the drafting process of the current inscription will suffice.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Dr Kaihsu Tai
Dear Dr Kaihsu Tai
Thank you for your email below, regarding a Freedom of Information
request.
Your request was received on 28 May 2009 and you will receive a response
within 20 working days, as required under the Freedom of Information
Act.
Yours sincerely
Charleane Eastaff
PA to Peter Sloman (Chief Executive) &
Freedom of Information Officer
Oxford City Council, Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1BX
Tel: 01865 252400
Fax: 01865 252256
Dear Dr Tai
Thank you for your request received under the Freedom of Information Act
to which I can respond as follows:
1. The original stone marker for Bonn Square is located at
Cutteslowe Park, Oxford.
2. I attach a scanned image that contains details of the
inscription on the original marker stone, including the name of Chairman
of Bonn City District Council.
3. After discussions between Oxford City Council and the Council in
Bonn, the name of the German dignitary was removed at the request of
Bonn.
Yours sincerely
Michael Newman
Corporate Secretariat Manager and Freedom of Information Officer
Dear Mr Newman,
Thank you for your response earlier today. I am pleased to confirm that I have received all the information I need. Again, many thanks.
Sincerely,
Kaihsu Tai
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The original inscription:
BONN SQUARE
The Lord Mayor of the City of Oxford
Councillor Mrs. Olive Gibbs
and the Chairman of
The Bonn City District Council
Herr Stadtverordneter Reiner Schreiber
named this Square on 5 October 1974