Even by British standards, 85 years is a long time to politely say nothing about something. However, fans of the Brontë sisters have pointed out a mistake on their memorial at Westminster Abbey. Finally, the writers have their diaereses (the dots above the ë) www.thetimes.com/article/c781...

The mystery Brontë memorial blunder — and how it got fixed

After 85 years of visitors politely not mentioning Westminster Abbey’s mistake, the ‘Bronte’ sisters are getting their dots back

It seems that the dots were dropped at some point in the design phase but, given the plaque was unveiled in October 1939, no one wanted to cause a fuss. It was never raised until January this year. Archivists at Westminster Abbey cannot think of time when they have gone back to correct a memorial.