Much controversy at the moment about the plans for a new court complex on Fleet Street. Left is today, right is the proposal.
Two good early 20C buildings and one bad postmodernist one would be lost on Fleet St.
An enormous brutalist building and lovely early Georgian townhouse would be lost on Salisbury Square (these are rather approximate before-and-afters).
Two new public ways through the middle of the block would be opened.
There is plenty of good about this project - this is not a heroes and villains affair. But the cost in terms of architectural heritage does seem very steep.
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