Quote Originally Posted by MacAdder View Post
Great piece.

We were only discussing recently the demolition of some historic buildings, the pubs, all round the City.
Buildings should not be deliberately left to rot, torn down and in their place some soul-less cheap block of flats billed as "modern living".

"As a child you think the whole world is like your immediate environment. It was only as I got older that I realised the rest of the world didn't live as we did, they didn't have respect and tolerance for one another"

So true. Innocence preceding reality.
The greed and the prejudices kick in.
My mother lived in the old Loudon Square as a young child. It was, according to her, where the wealthy shipowners lived. When they started moving out, the houses were subdivided into flats and "people of West Indian/African origin" (polite version) started moving in, according to my mum. So they moved upmarket to Splott and then Adamsdown. Her prejudices stuck with her for the rest of her life though. "Didnt matter where you came from" she'd say, "you could play with anyone except the Maltese". Not quite true. All those buildings are long gone now along with the multicultural way of life. Comparing the old Loudon Square, to some of the squares in London, they would certainly be desirable places to live. Damp proof course, central heating, double glazing, decent bathrooms....sorted.