Wartime heritage

The zeal with which Anthony Pace, the Superintendent of Cultural Heritage, safeguards the archaeological remains at Mdina and Marsa is to be highly commended (August 25).

I wish I could, with all honesty, equally commend him for the prompt action taken to save the wartime heritage underneath part of High Street in Hamrun, whose imminent fate thanks to a recent DCC decision was highlighted in the article WWII Shelter Risks Demolition (August 9).

I feel that I have to point out to Dr Pace that the wartime shelter in question, which was damaged some years ago during excavations, has been left exposed to the elements and neglected ever since, with parts of it "now turning bright green due to the growth of the algae infestation", as Dr Pace described Roman ruins. The plight of this damaged, protected wartime relic (which was intact up to the day it was partly excavated in full view of anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear) and the whole underground network of wartime heritage lying beneath a block of buildings, has been brought to the notice of Dr Pace's department (and other relevant authorities whose duty it is to preserve such relics) time and again over a number of years both in writing (supported by the relevant documentation), phone calls and various e-mails.

It is hoped that the Superintendence will find it worth their while doing something about this priceless heritage this time, before it is too late.