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Old September 29th 09, 03:17 PM posted to uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.transport.london
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Default Euston Arch to be rebuilt as nightclub
On Sep 29, 3:44*am, "Basil Jet"
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E27002 wrote:

We can be grateful that the destruction ceased when it did. *London
was saved from a horrible fate.

I have heard that the destruction of the Euston arch was instrumental in
turning public opinion against the destruction.

IIRC St Pancras was on the agenda for demolition. Sir John Betjeman
mounted a campaign for its preservation and the tide turned.
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