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Gran Alacant Forum => General Discussions => Topic started by: John H on March 24, 2016, 07:49.

Title: Where's the bull gone?
Post by: John H on March 24, 2016, 07:49.

Not you Dave

The Osborne Bull that was sited on the 332 just south of Santa Pola has gone.

I'm 100% positive it was here when we were last out at the back end of last year.

In my world these have always been a great symbol of Spain and I love seeing them

Regards all

John


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Title: Re: Where's the bull gone?
Post by: bertdove on March 24, 2016, 09:38.

Its predecessor on the same site was stolen for scrap a few years ago.  Maybe this one has suffered the same fate.  Shame.

Bert

Title: Re: Where's the bull gone?
Post by: Gemstone on March 24, 2016, 10:02.

Apparantly it blew down with the strong winds some time ago and then it dissapeared, I thought it would be mended and then make a comeback, but no, it hasn't been seen since, such a shame.

Title: Re: Where's the bull gone?
Post by: John H on March 24, 2016, 10:09.

A real shame.
These things are as Spanish as sangria and paella
A Spanish neighbour told me years ago that folklore said that if you conceived a son under the bulls "apparatus" said son would grow up to be a strong and powerful man
I hope it gets replaced

Regards all

John


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Title: Re: Where's the bull gone?
Post by: mike and judith on March 24, 2016, 17:33.

Think it will be replaced John.  I believe these adverts are protected as part of the national history

Title: Re: Where's the bull gone?
Post by: gaveteran on March 24, 2016, 21:32.

Yes I heard they were protected. Like a lot of people (I hope!) - I spent years not knowing they were adverts at all haha.

Title: Re: Where's the bull gone?
Post by: Tony Gillam on March 25, 2016, 07:58.

If you look carefully, you can see the one over towards Monte Cid from The "roundabout". Those that are optically challenged might need a cheap pair of binoculars from the market.

Title: Re: Where's the bull gone?
Post by: Mark Etheridge on March 25, 2016, 10:47.

If you buy a cheap pair of market binoculars, if you weren't optically challenged before you certainly will be after using them!

The pair I got as an emergency backup to my birding binoculars gave me one hell of a headache... >:(