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A listed building, in the United Kingdom, is a building that has been placed on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest maintained by English Heritage.<\/div>\n
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Although most structures appearing on the lists are buildings, other structures such as monuments<\/a>, sculptures<\/a>, and even milestones and mileposts<\/a> are listed.<\/div>\n
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Owners of listed buildings are, in some circumstances, compelled to repair and maintain them and can face criminal prosecution if they fail to do so.<\/div>\n
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Keeping the paragraph immediately above in mind, why do people occasionally come out of a church and hit the Grade 11 listed post in the picture with sticks?<\/div>\n
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They are \u2018beating the bounds\u2019 and this is a boundary post near the Tower of London.<\/div>\n

To get the full story join Brian\u2019s walk, \u2018Around the Tower\u2019<\/h4>\n

https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/around-the-tower-tickets-9880246082<\/a><\/h4>\n

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