h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

In late 2018 Winchester Cathedral announced they were fundraising with the intention of erecting a statue of Jane Austen in the cathedral's Inner Close, which makes sense considering she died in Winchester and is buried in the cathedral (although her original plaque didn't mention she wrote s). The statue – designed by a renowned statue artist apparently - would cost £250,000. They've now (February 2019) announced they're not going ahead as since December they've only raised £71.65, leaving them £249,928.35 short.

There have also apparently been numerous complaints that they are trying to turn Winchester Cathedral into a tourist attraction and that a statue of Jane Austen is irrelevant and/or sacrilegious in a religious context: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-47343121

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