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Dear Editor
Re: Save Folkestone Harbour Station before it's too late - (Photos)

I am in full agreement with the long awaited redevelopment of Folkestone

It should make it a great place for residents and tourists alike, to visit again, as it used to be.

I would like to make a suggestion about the Harbour station (which I previously wrote to you about on more than one occasion).

Could it possibly be returned to its former boat train glory days, with the track section left in the station, and the existing signal box?

The offices, or old waiting rooms on the car park side, could be made into an Ice cream parlour/Tea room/Café.

It could also house the car park office, and Ice rink office?

It could be part of a show piece in the development, showing the former Folkestone Railway, and Travel history, which dates back to the 1850’s.

The horrible (modern) concrete footbridge could be blocked off, or removed, to stop possible vandalism of the unused down platform.

Possibly the other platform could make use of the former Orient Express offices, which were refurbished up a few years ago.

The station in its present terrible condition could surely be repaired for not too much more than, just flattening the area for good?

Most of the infrastructure remains, and has done for many centuries.

It could make the development, a great blend of old and new history.

It would also make use of a splendid part of our Georgian Railway heritage, which is about to be lost forever in Folkestone.

Stevan Kinghorn