Heritage ?

I agree, It is a good thing to preserve our heritage, But over the years ,especailly in the south west, I have found the Museums, Council, and archaeologists are more concerned with saving ancient history than, modern history,

Most of the aviation collections are small private run museums, gangs of people who have worked hard to save all they can,

But how many of these Museums, have been for a better word, Closed down due to redevelopment etc, and when have the local authorities jumped in to save them, Look at the Gloster collection, or the Jet age Museum, or Bournmouth museum, there are many who have been forced to shut there doors, indefinately, truth is in this day and age i feel it is almost UN-PC as it is modern history and worst of all Military, there seems to be more on Arts than old Enginneering, i feel even the Lotto commision arent interested really,

yet if they found the remains of a 17th century slave ship or a museum of slavery etc it would be supported, just the political climate i think and what is fashionable, I wonder in future years, if we look back ,we realise just what important heritage we have lost over the years to developement.

Where I live is a very ancient dock, it has been here since roman times, and they have systematically destroyed anything here related to our old industry ,the cranes are gone, Sheds, bunkers, railway history, all wiped out, Just to build this massive housing estate ,it is now filled with “Modern art statues, nothing that relates to its rich industrial past, instead we have silver Spheres, Poles with names on which are suppoed to represent “The Waves”
Giant Copper Nails over 7 ft tall, in a park, to represent our industrial heritage, (on the old Nail factory site) all bought a made at Extreme cost to the tax payer, The people of portishead, have bemoaned this from the start ,But it falls on deaf ears of Our politically correct ,Luvvy council every time,worst of all, they developed the dock,destroyed the “Public” slipway, so now you have to pay to use a boat lift, and minimum of 2K a year to keep a boat there, the infuriating thing about this is hundreds of years ago, the Dock was Given to the People of portishead, and it is a PUBLIC wharf, yet Big Bussiness has moved in and can charge high rates to stay there, and any boat that does not fit in with there “Type” gets moved out, as all they want in there is White Sunseeker types, they want a mini Rich Marbella type port, when we used to have a old lifeboat, industrial ships, fishing ship, all sorts of types, Now it looks like some sort of Model Boat Tinsel town, its sad because it was such a diverse little dockland,and it has been taken from the Parish , and only really used by the rich, I live right next to it, Ive personally allways wanted a little boat, and would have kept it in the Public wharf, But now it does not exist, and me and a boat, well it will never happen, because i cant afford the 2K a year to keep it there,

the same with bristol dock, the old industrial Museum, from what i can see is pulled down, and they are replacing it with one of these “Glass Palaces” which is not in keeping with That lovely stretch of industrial heritage along the Quay ,with its little steam engine, Boats, and cranes, I just dont understand what they are up too?? .

Councils have done more damage than what any german airforce could do, I feel personally, this is a era like the sixties, where they can build as many monstrositys they wish, only for the future generations to realise what a mess they have made of it ,
I am sure too, weston super mare airfield is close to being built on too, it is owned by a major developer,there are so many that have gone in these past FEW years,
is it just me ??, or is this a sign of the times ??:(