In message , Richard J.
writes

( Sutton Walk)

- the walls of the arch that takes Sutton Walk under the Charing Cross
railway line are lined with what looks like a huge life-size photo of
the original brick walls, complete with road name and other signs.
(Does anyone know whether there was a reason for doing this instead of
just cleaning and renovating the brickwork? Or was it just an artistic
statement?)

I'd forgotten about that - it's an Arts Council (Lottery Fund) project.
Details at

http://www.mjparchitects.co.uk/index...rid=pro jects

I suspect it was felt that many people find the dark spaces under and
around the South Bank rather intimidating, so they wanted to go for
something more than just cleaning and better lighting - a sort of
interactive installation to attract people rather than leaving them to
just scurry through.

--
Paul Terry