Opinion

Point of departure

By 2014-09-18T06:00:00

The disused Folkestone Harbour railway station remains a testimony to the countless travellers who have passed through the town

People once flocked to Folkestone. Amanda Baillieu wonders whether an empty, windswept site holds the key to turning the end-of-the-line town in Kent back into a destination.

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