In message , Richard J.
writes
Mizter T wrote on 18 May 2009 14:32:16 ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8055034.stm
Excerpts...
---quote---
Stones believed to be part of a giant arch that used to stand at
Euston railway station are being retrieved from an east London
waterway.
[...]
The stones are being lifted from the Prescott Channel, where they were
used to fill a hole in the riverbed.
[...]
British Waterways will lift the stones from the channel, near Bromley-
by-Bow, on Monday to enable barges to use the lock to transport
materials in and out of the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games.
[...] the Euston Arch Trust [...] wants to rebuild the arch between
two existing lodges on Euston Road.
---/quote---

Why? It's not even a good example of a Greek-style arch (

Actually, I liked it very much (from pictures.......can't remember it in
place).

That said, I would think long and hard about a "rebuild", especially
given the dramatic changes in layout at Euston since then. It could go
somewhere else, I suppose. After all, Temple Bar was brought "back" to
a completely different location but looks (and functions) very well
there.

Now where might the Arch (sorry, "Propylaeum") go?

The pediment (top triangle) is OK, but the rest is a mish-mash.
Pretentious and not very beautiful in my view.

Oh well, we all differ.
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

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