YORK MINSTER
SIR,-1 have read with concern the letters from Dr. Kitching and the Dean of York published in your columns and appreciate too the attention, albeit as yet limited, which the matter has received elsewhere.
May we have a public statement from the consulting architects and engineers on the situation so that we can take it with authority and first-hand knowledge to our respective MPs?
There is only one York Minster. There is a parallel with the case for abolishing nuclear tests; if there is a risk of a result which we as responsible persons must avoid then there is no question of alternatives. York must be prepared to cope with increased traffic diffi- culties for the sake of the Minster.
Referring to the Dean's statement on the West Riding traffic to the East Coast : is not this diverted round the south-east of the City at the Mount? If not, why not? The Chief Constable has already helped to ease the traffic problem by removing parked vehicles from several streets. The public will respect those in authority who have the courage of their convictions. York must unite and act at once before the coming season's stream of cars once more obscures their vision.—Yours faithfully,
JOHN C. VOYSEY
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