CLIFF Carruthers of City of York Council said there is no legal barrier to redevelopment of Bootham Crescent because it has not been consecrated (March 1).
That is so - but to the many fans who wanted it to be their final resting place, it was most definitely hallowed ground.
It would be nice to think everyone who will be involved with the planning and development of the site would, without resistance or coercion, show respect for the dead and compassion for the families still living.
My stepfather died in 1991 and my mother in 1996. After her death, a note was found attached to her wedding bouquet.
It read: "This is to accompany me on my final journey when I join my darling Eddie at Bootham Crescent." Her final journey. There must be many more families in a similar situation.
Let's hope the council and the developers really are receptive to the wishes of others in this matter. After all, it's not every day a housing development takes place on a burial ground, albeit unconsecrated.
Janet S Kitchen,
Ashley Park Road, York.
Updated: 10:27 Friday, March 14, 2003
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