{"id":37591,"date":"2016-12-09T23:30:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-dover-kent-its-been-overlooked-for-years\/"},"modified":"2016-12-09T23:41:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T16:41:57","slug":"lets-move-to-dover-kent-its-been-overlooked-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-dover-kent-its-been-overlooked-for-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Dover, Kent: \u2018It\u2019s been overlooked for years\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt needs attention, despite the famous white cliffs and some beautiful Regency terracesWhat\u2019s going for it? Britain\u2019s gatehouse, thanks to Brexit, may be about to resume the role it has held for a millennium or two. The past few decades have not been kind to Dover: bombed to smithereens in the second world war, rebuilt \u2013 vigorously, if we\u2019re being generous \u2013 in the 1960s and on its uppers since airports and the Channel tunnel snatched away its historic role. Maybe the future will be kinder. The hefty chunks of the past that have survived hint at a more prosperous incarnation: the castle, of course, none sturdier in the country, and the beautiful Regency terraces along the waterfront. Combined with its dramatic geography, squished into a cleft where the North Downs hammer into the sea, this should make for a spirited town, as impressive as its famous white cliffs, our \u201cglittering breastplate\u201d, as Carol Ann Duffy called them. What it needs is attention, money and a new confidence.The case against An air of despondency from years of being overlooked. How will Dover respond to Brexit? Customs strikes and 14-hour queues this year are a worrying augury. The waterfront needs serious work. Will the St James retail park, opening next year, liven things up? Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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