Re: Bonds Garage update | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

Avebury & the Marlborough Downs 64

Image by tuesday

Bonds Garage update

more_vert

suave harv Jan 2, 2009 16:13:44

Replying to Littlestone

Littlestone wrote:

- not to mention the fact that the houses will also be visible from the Henge's north-east bank.

Hmmm . . There are houses all around Avebury already though, just how much would it effect the enjoyment of people visiting if you could see houses when you stood on the henge?

I dunno. I just think it's all very well to say "I don't think they should be buiding there" but the person that owns the land has got the right to do whatever they want with it. I assume it's privately owned?
Is it fair for them to lose money because some people decide they might not like the view from the henge?
I'd rather them build nothing around Avebury, the only construction I want would be re-erecting the stones, but as far as campaigning to stop someone building something on private land? I honestly don't know.

suave harv Jan 2, 2009 16:22:11

Replying to suave harv

suave harv wrote:

Is it fair for them to lose money because some people decide they might not like the view from the henge?
.

Which, of course, supposes planning permission was already given when someone bought the land. If it wasn't, then it's fair game I suppose.

They should build a Travel-lodge! it's a long way to walk to the New Inns! (I'm joking, of course!)

Littlestone Jan 2, 2009 19:54:58

Replying to suave harv

...but the person that owns the land has got the right to do whatever they want with it. I assume it's privately owned?
Is it fair for them to lose money because some people decide they might not like the view from the henge?

The Bonds' Site trees give a bit of screening in the summer but you can bet your socks that the new residents, in their posh new houses, will be screaming before too long for them to be cut down 'cause they spoil the view of the Henge (doesn't matter I suppose that the houses will spoil the view from the Henge). Next step? Bet the mobile homes behind the new housing development will be 'developed' as well. 'course, some will say that will never happen due to planning regulations. Hmm... watch this space...

Meanwhile, not much has changed at Avebury when it comes to, "...the wretched ignorance and avarice of a little village unluckily plac'd within it." re: Stukeley's words of some two and a half centuries ago -

And this stupendous fabric, which for some thousands of years, had brav'd the continual assaults of weather, and by the nature of it, when left to itself, like the pyramids of Egypt, would have lasted as long as the globe, hath fallen a sacrifice to the wretched ignorance and avarice of a little village unluckily plac'd within it.

Let the words, This development was made possible through the wretched ignorance and avarice of a little village be inscribed on the road sign leading to 'Harrington Court' at Avebury, and let the world community (rightful inheritors of this World Heritage Site) go hang.