MARC BOLAN'S ROCK SHRINE
THE END OF AN ERA
FROM THE EARLY DAY THREATS UNTIL 2014 - THE ATTACKS ON THE BOLAN TREE

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2013 - The Bolan - Alive!
New Leaves blooming.

2013 - The Bolan - Alive!
By May, 2013 a lovely canopy of leaves
on the Bolan Tree Branches with dappled
sun shining through them.

2013 - The Bolan - Alive!
Marc's Anniversary in September 2013
and the Bolan Tree is healthy, growing,
with a beautiful leafy canopy.

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2013 - The Bolan - Alive!
Marc's Anniversary in September 2013 and the
Bolan Tree is healthy, growing,
with a beautiful leafy canopy.
February 2014
After the Bolan Tree had been Poisoned

February 2014
A bare tree, but in February that was not unusual.
Until of course you looked at the base
of the Bolan Tree

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The Heart Ripped out of the Bolan Tree
How could someone have done this?
It was certainly a determined and purposeful
act. You can see right through the Bolan Tree
from one side to the other. At this time we didn't
know if the Tree would be able to live.
We didn't know then it had been poisoned.

The Heart Ripped out of the Bolan Tree
The Heart Ripped out of the Bolan Tree
Looking straight through.

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The Bolan Tree - with two trunks
Photo taken on the 17th September, 1977

A fan who admits
the plans to fell the tree are "secret"
Then, later, the secret becomes reality.

Temporary filling
added to make the tree look better
This filling was not structural, but at least meant
visitors didn't know how bad the damage was.

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June 2014. Now we knew the full truth
June 2014 - No new Leaves.
No new shoots.
Nothing.

We waited in hope.
But by July 2014 it was hopeless.
The Bolan Tree was dead.
Dead. Dead.
Time to fund raise to have the poor thing, with its
bark starting to crack because it was do dry.



ALSO VISIT THIS GALLERY
The Tree Felling Gallery