In the 1970s and 80s, my father was a wayleave officer surveyor for the East Midlands Electricity Board. The joy of his job was to plan the route of the power lines round the base of hills, along valleys, through woodland or underground so as few as possible would be visible (Letters, 9 August). If you pass through Derbyshire today, see how many you can spot on a skyline.
Lynne Gostick
Otley, West Yorkshire
• Could most pylons be routed alongside motorways and major roads, where the damage to the landscape is already done and a bit more won’t make any difference?
Michael Penney
Dronfield, Derbyshire
• In the 1970s my mother acquired a set of dark green unbreakable glasses (6 August) by sending off labels from Mazola oil, and they all continued in use until her death last year. They now live with various family members as reminders of time spent with her.
Hilary Leake
London
• If Zoe Williams wants to see penises closer to home than Iceland’s penis museum, she could try London’s Hunterian Museum (The Icelandic love secret: should we all try ‘sex before coffee’?, 7 August).
Chris Dawes
London
• Oakham’s resident Chris Chambers’ letter on apostrophes (Letters, 6 August) reminds us opinion’s split on nearby Belvoir’s pronunciation; its castle’s the Manners – Rutland’s dukes – family’s seat.
Fr Alec Mitchell
Holyhead, Anglesey
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