On May 18, 6:41*pm, Ian Jelf wrote:
In message , Richard J.
writes


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?


It has never been suggested it should be rebuilt in its original
location. That would mean placing it roughly where the gateline is for
the London Midland/London Overground platforms. Instead it is proposed
to re-site it between the existing lodges on Euston Road, something
that should have been done in 1962 IMHO.


*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.

Indeed, and it is the the importance of the arch in *railway*
architecture rather than architecture in general that merits its
restoration.

RPM