Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Quite Peter.
Have a look a few hundred yards away and its a different story. Approx half a mile from the busiest port in Europe, close to the town centre is an expanse of land overgrown by 6 foot weeds.
No doubt they'll meet in their air conditioned offices, discuss their gold plated pensions and ruminate over what to do next.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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not all property owners are complying as seen here in dolphin lane.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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more work going on today i am intrigued as to what a top local graphics company are doing there.
Guest 664- Registered: 23 Mar 2008
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Any eyesore removal in Dover is to be applauded, whoever does it.
Guest 767- Registered: 30 Aug 2012
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I have heard all sorts of stories about this building - a basement that floods, a roof that leaks, not to mention the bird life that has moved in, so what happens now? This is not my field of expertise, just why are Weatherspoons allowed to let the building fall down around our ears?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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all part of a long standing game of cat and mouse, the owners know exactly what they are doing.
every so often they bring out a planning application to show their "commitment" to the site and head off the demands for it's demolition.
the building is well past saving now.
Guest 1694- Registered: 24 Feb 2016
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I thought you knew Howard, it was in the local papers, that the dereliction of this building is being covered by paint and giant banners. All funding for this project has been raised from local businesses and hoteliers.
Keith Sansum1
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that wont solve the problems though neil
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i started the thread neil and have been following events closely, see post 6 for example.
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Howard
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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confirmation of roger's post 16.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I think Adeline and the Hoteliers Group have worked very hard to "hide" this very unsightly, ugly building. Well done to them.
I do think as well though, that Wetherspoons should be shamed into doing something major with the building. As far as I am aware, they have put it up for sale; I guess because they now feel it will be just too expensive to do anything with, or that they just don't want to spend that money, although being so close to DTIZ, whover buys it will eventually make money.
Roger
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Sad you have to HIDE things
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Yes it is sad and in its day it was great in there the shows we went to most still are big names in the show world and yes even I have played in there on the stage.My last job as a young man was working at the Odeon helping in the projecton room as a trainee but then went in the army
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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I attended as a child both the ABC and the odeon in London road
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the finished article split between "big local" and various tourist attractions. one small thing to mention is the first poster extols the virtues of maison dieu house but it is a working building and tourists cannot just wander in .
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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There's a "Thank You" to those who have sponsored the banners etc. in the Gateway offices this afternoon at 17.15.
Roger
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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That looks so much better well done to all involved.
Maybe DDC should now consider a compulsory purchase order.
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