'They're historically important'
Developers have been accused of 'destroying' Nottingham's history amid plans to cut through caves to prop up a massive student building. Plans for the former Nottingham Fire and Police station to be replaced with a huge 987-bed student complex have proved controversial after it was revealed works would have to take place in a historic cave network to support it.
Hilary Silvester, the executive chair of the Nottingham Civic Society, said: "I've heard of the plans and I think people are rightly very concerned, we don't want concrete pillars cutting through the listed caves. They're historically important not just because of their age but in World War Two they were part of the history of the city and its protection.
"We are concerned anyway about the building itself on Shakespeare Street that would be demolished. 12-storeys is a nonsense anyway near to the Grade II* Arkwright Building. Dave Wilkinson, 55, who works as a copywriter in Nottingham, said: "A lot of history has been demolished in Nottinghamshire. The problem is we would like to see stuff preserved but nobody seems to be bothered about maintaining it or investing to restore it.
Ms Parr added: "People do care about the caves here in Nottingham. It would be nice thought to have something to look at if the plans go ahead and they can build."
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