Sdapeze's Colchester

I see that Bob Russell MP for Colchester has spoken out in defence of our heritage buildings, due for demolition in our St Botolph's quarter. It's going to be Culver Square all over again!. Have we really learned nothing? By all means knock down and relocate Gala Bingo. The car park above it causes traffic chaos and there are several other buildings that I wouldn't miss either. But please leave our Victorian frontages alone. The like of them will never be built again. They are architectural gems that need our protection - don't they?

To my mind, the plans are doomed anyway. Look at the old Keddies building. Nobody ever did good business there. Shoppers simply didn't want to walk that far away from the shopping centre. Its location was its downfall. The same thing will happen at St Botolphs. Shoppers simply won't walk that far, especially down to the bottom of a hill. Somebody needs to point that out to the House of Fraser - or whichever unfortunate company gets drawn into this ghastly scheme. It will all turn out horribly.

......and as to the Bus Station, as the Commentator has said before, the Bus Station should be next to the Railway Station. The land is there. Use it! It makes absolute sense for so many reasons - doesn't it?

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