This is Hull and East Riding --
THOSE who are in support of changes to Beverley Gate should reflect carefully on the history of the site and the significance of that history not only to this city but also to the nation as a whole.
What happened at Beverley Gate on St George's Day (April 23) was a pivotal moment in the history of this country, as important as Magna Carta at Runnymede, the conclusion of the Peasants Revolt or, to modern times, August 1914 and September 1939.
These references could be easily added to.
Whatever happens on the site in the future should give these factors profound consideration.
When the 350th anniversary of April 1642 was first put to the council, the rebuilding of the Beverley Gate was suggested.
I was on the committee at the time. There were objections.
These were countered by quoting examples from around the country and Europe where ancient constructions had been replicated and had quickly become heritage buildings in their own right.
Roman recon- struction in Newcastle and Wallsend, medieval towers in Sheffield and Carcassonne in France and Warsaw in Poland were put forward.
The most forceful objection to such an innovative project as rebuilding the gate was represented by the Department of Archaeology for the County of Humberside.
That department, because of the political organisation of the region at the time, had the casting vote.
Privately it was expressed that there was already one medieval town gate in the county and that was in Beverley. There was no need for two.
The result was that we got "the hole in the ground".
Ronald Fairfax,
Princes Avenue, Hull. Reported by This is 9 hours ago.
THOSE who are in support of changes to Beverley Gate should reflect carefully on the history of the site and the significance of that history not only to this city but also to the nation as a whole.
What happened at Beverley Gate on St George's Day (April 23) was a pivotal moment in the history of this country, as important as Magna Carta at Runnymede, the conclusion of the Peasants Revolt or, to modern times, August 1914 and September 1939.
These references could be easily added to.
Whatever happens on the site in the future should give these factors profound consideration.
When the 350th anniversary of April 1642 was first put to the council, the rebuilding of the Beverley Gate was suggested.
I was on the committee at the time. There were objections.
These were countered by quoting examples from around the country and Europe where ancient constructions had been replicated and had quickly become heritage buildings in their own right.
Roman recon- struction in Newcastle and Wallsend, medieval towers in Sheffield and Carcassonne in France and Warsaw in Poland were put forward.
The most forceful objection to such an innovative project as rebuilding the gate was represented by the Department of Archaeology for the County of Humberside.
That department, because of the political organisation of the region at the time, had the casting vote.
Privately it was expressed that there was already one medieval town gate in the county and that was in Beverley. There was no need for two.
The result was that we got "the hole in the ground".
Ronald Fairfax,
Princes Avenue, Hull. Reported by This is 9 hours ago.