OH what a shame Cllr Mark Howell wasn't around when the Poole Pottery site was sold off to developers and was replaced by those awful apartments (‘Party aims to revive old town’, Daily Echo February 8). I wrote to the Echo a couple of years ago complaining of the lack of vision for Poole and commenting how the premises could have been made into a marvellous heritage centre as Poole is steeped in history.
I do believe Poole threw away a golden opportunity to put us firmly on the map especially as we were led to believe the smaller cruise ships were destined for Poole (don't know quite what happened to that.) A heritage centre would have generated much better revenue for the town than empty shops and apartments.
Now, alas, I’m led to believe Poole pottery isn’t even made here anymore.
M PRICE, Highwood Road, Poole
• NOTE: Most production of Poole Pottery now happens in Stoke-on-Trent, although there is a studio in Poole producing bespoke items and designs.
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