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Alexander's posting (#483) and Chris Precious's (#506) raise points that I feel need commenting on.
First Chris Precious appears to ridicule the Farthingloe / Arthurian connection. I am sure that this Chris did not mean it that way for he will be well aware of the Arthurian legend of the Lady of ffarthingloe and her husband Sir Gawain?
They lived in what we now call the Farthingloe Valley - then called Venson Dane and Wellclose - It was not until 1762, with the building of the road to Folkestone, did the valley become a thoroughfare. Following the Battle of Barham Downs, she and King Arthur searched the battlefield and found Sir Gawain's head. This she took to St Martin-le-Grand (that once stood to the west of Market Square - you can see the ruins from the right of the steps to the library).
Following the demise of St Martin-le-Grand in 1136, his skull was removed to St Mary de Castro Church at the Castle. Indeed, in Caxton's preface to Malory's tales, he says, '... in the Castle of Dover ye may see Gawain's skull.' The legend was first written down in the 13th century. I made a précis in my book Haunted Dover.
Alexander in his posting #483 states, correctly, that CGI funding for the Western Heights / Farthingloe developments is coming from loans provided by an Israeli Bank. I say this as I have received a number of e-mails from people questioning Alexander's posting. It is confirmed on the China Gateway International Plc site on the web - I have down loaded it and can pass it on to anyone who is interested.
I can also pass on the CGI company reports, one of which lists the shareholders. Most of these, at the time the document was published, were London Estate Agents. However, one particular shareholder did stand out, that was, and may be still is, David Pearl who had a 2.78% shareholding. Of note, David Pearl is a multi-millionaire property developer with most business interests in London - he is well covered on the internet.
On finding this out, I wrote to David Pearl suggesting that if he was in a philanthropic mood, instead of desecrating Western Heights with a houses and a hotel, he could set up a Trust fund. This could be matched by Lottery Funding to upgrade the NATIONAL MONUMENT that is Western Heights. I still await his answer but perhaps the CGI Director, whom I know reads these postings, will remind him?
Lorraine