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  I brought a book 10 years ago I think when it came out - Yesterday's Whitefriars by Paul Crampton - I have been reading it again for the first time this evening.
  
  Whitefriars was decimated in the Baedeker Raids where a large amount of the buildings were destroyed. Although plans for development first came up in the 1930s it wasn't until the 1960s that plans came together only after numerous various attempts
  
  Many lovely Georgian buildings were destroyed as well as many mediaval housing and churches.
  
  A huge (and unfinished) ring road was carved through the other historic areas and the town has suffered ever since with them clogging up as it left major bottle necks.
  
  Rather horrible concrete monstrocities were went up like the multi story car park with many important archaeological remains destroyed.
  
  Many more plans and several false starts has led to what I think is a clone shopping area that you can't tell from any other town
  
  When you look at it Canterbury isn't that different to Dover.....

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