The Euston Arch, London.

From One Foot in the Past. Demolished in 1961, the Euston Arch's fate became a call to arms for the conservation movement who felt that the loss of Britain's biggest Doric arch dating from 1830 was a step too far. Ultimately, its loss helped save St Pancras station and strenghened the listing system that preserves buildings. As this programme c.1994 explains, there is still hope that the Euston Arch can be resurected.

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[victorialucas38]

Is the campaign to rebuild the Arch still ongoing? I haven't heard Dan Cruickshank mention it in years. The proposition put forward by the trust seemed utterly feasible to me, and I still think it would make a magnificent addition to a London landscape cluttered with identikit modernist architecture. That CGI shot at the end just shows how wonderful it would look.

[eucalyptuspauciflora]

@victorialucas38 Yes, still going. Just Google The Euston Arch Trust.

[sewartwebb]

Was it re-built? Better check it out!

[LeamingtonSteve]

the worlds first London terminus lol!