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From Simon Wells. REGARDING the Odeon saga, I see Senator Freddie Cohen has decided to keep it as a listed building, and the owners of the property say that it will stay empty as a consequence. When I look at this building I, like many others, see it as a concrete blob with no character. […]

OPINION is, quite obviously, divided on the architectural and historical merits of the Odeon building in Bath Street. Some regard it as an art deco treasure; others draw attention to its undeniably shabby exterior and say that it is time that it was reduced to rubble.

LAST week’s column ended with the sentences: ‘While we are closing real heritage sites, there remain those keen on retaining the Odeon. What on earth do they think they are going to do with it if they succeed?’