Heritage Watch: Building Over the Island

Our Old and New seem to be the same. The OLD, taken sometime early in the 20th century shows Munro looking on at a verdant landscape. Our NEW, albeit in the ‘reel format’ so favoured by the present generation shows him looking at just the same, a year or so ago. But not for long. The Government has plans for ‘developing’ the Island. On the anvil is a (hopefully) makeshift bus terminus while the one at Broadway is brought down to make way for the wholly unnecessary 18 storey ‘multi-modal hub’. And then there is a plan to build a massive open-air theatre on thirty acres of presently open land. Enjoy the openness while it lasts.