LETTER: River buildings must be kept

Letter: It is with interest that I read the former councillor for the Frankwell Ward wants to establish a Compulsory Purchase Order for the two old buildings left in Frankwell Quay.

It is of the utmost importance that these two buildings are retained as an image of what Frankwell Quay was in its heyday, a thriving port on the Severn.

Residents were able to defeat the last attempt at getting rid of these buildings, if only the former councillor had taken the time to listen.

The truth is that the former SABC officials want to hide that they got it wrong, they desperately need to pull down the buildings so that the new theatre can accommodate the large articulated lorries arriving to discharge scenery.

At this time the lorries are unable to do so in comfort and without inconveniencing other users of the area.

If these buildings go we may as well change the name of the quay, perhaps to Frankwell Plaza or Frankwell Boulevard. Let's go the whole hog and totally destroy what historic buildings and areas we have in the town.

D A Cooper

Shrewsbury