the white cross tower
sited on the city wall, betwen the bridge to canterbury east station and the dane john mound, the white cross tower is the simplest and most powerful of the city's bastions that still remain. although it has lost its "crenalated fighting-top" there has been a defence structure there since the third century
the authoriities continue to destroy the fabric of the city by large and small acts. currently the wholeness of the site is being insulted by three notices stuck on to the tower with a combination of concrete, polyurethane cement and screws no doubt attached by means of plastic anchors, a bin placed next to the tower with a bright orange liner, a large ugly lamp that disturbs both the space in front of the tower as well as the path beside it. There is another light sunk into the floor of the tower which is also interrupted by a small mound just in front of the left hand niche. one of the signs and the flag both let you know that this is a "green heritage site" whatever that is
the tower contains a beautiful space with three niches for archers, access to which is denied by the railings
the cacti will be housed on variable open shelving similar to the example in the picture. the shelving pattern will evolve along with the collection in a manner similar to that of the greenhouse in dulwich which has been in service for over twenty years
