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  Dover does indeed have a very long and rich history. The builders of the Bronze age boat probably looked on in despair as the Romans built over their farms and fishing grounds. Pre-Christians the world over were devastated when their sacred sites were demolished to build churches and wars were fought when some of those churches were replaced with mosques. For much of the worlds history a new town or city would simply flatten the old then build the new on top.
  
  Today we are far more aware of the need to be aware of our heritage and hence we negotiate over developments in historical areas. Where there is substantial structures to preserve then they should be but where the remains consist of subterranean traces of walls or long disused and possibly dangerous tunnels etc then there are other ways of remembering them.
  
  I am not in favour of building over all our history but I am prepared to consider beneficial changes and developments that meet the needs of the next generation. Just because I have somewhere to live does not mean I want to deny the same to others. Romans, Normans, French, Cavaliers and Roundheads have fought battles all over this country, if we preserve everywhere what will anyone do for tomorrow?

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