From:local resident (name withheld)
Sent:27 April 2008 11.19
To:SusannePavelkova@aol.com; susancarey@rdwd.co.uk; Richard.bore@kent.gov.uk; Richard.Alderton@ashford.gov.uk; PHILIPPA.DALE@ashford.gov.uk; paul.carter@kent.gov.uk; jennyhollingsbee@fsmail.net; contact.centre@kent.gov.uk; sean.furey@cprekent.org.uk
CC: sellindgesludge@hotmail.co.uk
Subject: Otterpool quarry.Road juncion A20.
Dear Councillors.
It has come to my knowledge that the site that is rapidly steaming ahead is in fact an ancient Saxon burial site where 100 years ago there was an excavation and many burial artefacts were found. Should this not be a scheduled site?
There are many very ancient manors in this area so it has been inhabited for a long time. Berwick is probably the oldest in England given by King Canute to Eadsy a priest in 1032. Bellview was the home of the Constable of Dover and Warden of the Cinque Ports in 1216-1272 and was named thus because of the beautiful view. Westenhanger Castle is in Stanford but is very much part of Bellview, Berwick and Otterpool.
Have any archaeological surveys been carried out on this and the extension of the industrial park? The road just at this junction is with Barrow Hill ( burial place).
I feel that things are being steamrollered along before essential investigations have been done. We lost a lot of crucial ancient relics when the channel tunnel was built through Saltwood and I can see the same thing happening here. The more I learn about this area the more fascinating it becomes. We should be nurturing this area for tourists and advertising the history of this area, not putting it all under concrete .
Yours Sincerely
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