A carefully drawn plan on a sheet of paper: it's interesting to reflect that most cities didn't exist in this form before a single street had been formed, or hardly a building raised.

Well, yes, sometimes it can. In which case, you need to find ways - maybe even work harder than you've ever had to do before - of staying hopeful.

Back off everyone. The Cathedral will be demolished. You're welcome to as many thoughts and opinions as you like. Any more bids? Thank you sir, we won't see that one either. The bids are closing. Last chance. Anyone else want to throw in an opinion? Going, going, gone.

It's difficult not to have one's head filled with buildings right now – and not just because we're working on the edges of the broken town.