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THE “SURREY SIDE” OF LONDON:

A DISGRACE TO. CIVILISATION.

FAMOUS ARCHITECT'S VIEWS ON PROPOSED CHARING

CROSS BRIDGE

long felt that it is here that thr great effort should be made, that all this part of London should be. future it is difficult to see. People cleared and cleaned, and replanned will not continue to be able to pay with broad streets, sufficient open the high rents and excessive prices front converted to the use of the spaces, healthy bouses, and a river which alone justify them finan-public as on the Middlesex site, by cially.

For some reason of other--the ; What is to become of the costly physical character of the site, it and gigantic building in the may be, or some accident of history -great cities seldom bestride the river on the banks of which they stand with any approach to im i partiality. One side seems to be anduly "favoured at the expense of the other. Rome, for example, Fienna, Dresden, or Cologne-aand this is certainly the case with Lon don, says. Sir Reginald Blomfield, RA, writing in the Evening Standard. · All its wealth and mag- nificence and architectural effort are concentrated on the Middlesex. side, and the South or Surrey side

an Embankment, a roadway, and garden extending from the County Hall to Blackfriars Bridge.

Ideal Mede Impossible.

Mr. Lansbury's Zoal One more important point on the North side is the preservation of

It might be done so well, yet the our parks. We do not want them whole of this most argent recon- converted into football pitches and struction likely to be blocked by running-tracks and paddle-pands the official scheme for the proposed excellent. things in their proper allotted to the tation in that new Charing Cross Bridge: The site place, but not in Hyde Park or scheme would form a solid wedge Regent's Park. In his benevolent with Waterloo Station shutting off Lambeth from Southwark, sacrific- zeal for the people the Firsting, in fact, all this vitally import

4. is still a dreary and interminable Commissioner seems to have for ant part of the site next the river wilderness of mean buildings and gotten that the vast majority of to the Southern Railway. Moreover, sordid streets. Here the real tiskthe people" are hardworking, posed site with the railway diverted E the station is built on the pro-

sober persons who want some quiet into it, it is certain hat the lower- of London of the future lies.

Moreover, the main lines. of place where they can reat framing of the railway and station traffic cast and west and north and their labours, on grass, not mud, underground, the ideal of the town planners, will never be carried out south in London north of the river and under the shade of trees, not in the future; on the contrary, are fixed and cannot now be chang-pavilions.

'there will britfurther indulgence in the poisonous habit of building Viaducts amid crowded buildings.

The little bits of embankment niggasted would be wholly inade quate, and appear to include space of about 980 feet bry, 80 feet with a low headway all envered, in by the new road, which would be a public nuisance,

ed, though they may be improved There is magnificent scope for the in detail, so that it is not use look energy of dn, enthusiastic First ing here for any large and drastic Commissioner across the fiver, and reorganisation. All that can be the real field for comprehensive and done is to keep a watchful eye on most necessary reorganisation is op the prodigious buildings, erected by the Surrey side, that block of land syndicates, that keep springing up which extends from South Lambeth in unexpected places

on the west to Deptford on the fast bounded the Peat, porth and east sides by the river, and extending south to the roads that ran from Vauxhall Bridge to New

Chestful Brú,

It is only fair to add that some of these buildings are well designed and pleasant to look upon. One welcomes, too, the return to cheer.. ful red brick, and a sparing use, of stone instead of the everlasting stucco and the needless cost of Portland stone.

If only the architects will keep clear of silly ornament on the hand, refrain from taking factories as their models on the other, use good materials and pay attention to such time-honoured elements of architec ture as mass silhouettes, proportion and relevance to the site, one may look forward to a 'complete change in the architecture in the main streets of London north of the river.

Crosa.

Mare of Mean Streets.

Insuperatie. Obstacle,

Servere ne station next the river, Belvedere-road, which comes a mere out-de-sac in the official sebeme, might be widened to sweep round the Embankment and its gardens till it joined Black- friars-road opposite its intersection with Southwark-street. But the official scheme appears to place an insuperable obstacle in the way of any comprehensive schemes of traffic. and town planning.

In this great area, nearly" four miles wide east and west and two miles north and south, the only open spacca are Lambeth Palace sad its grounds, Kennington Oval and Kennington Park on the west, It is believed that of the twelve a few small and unbappy-looking or thirteen millions (the figure is squares, and, far away on the quite vague) which is the net east near Rotherhithe, Southwark (estimated cost of the official scheme, Park. The rest of this district is not less than two-thirds will ge in covered by a maze of little streets, compensation and reconstruction, menn houses, a few churches, and out of which the public, gets not the various viaducts and stations sort ofbenefit whatever. That of the Southern Railway. eight or nine millions would go A

The condition of things in this long way towards starting the re part of London is disgrace to organina za of London. our civilisation, and all who have Surrey, ad and given thought to these funtters have give us chr

Diary of Coming Events

To-day. (April 1).

Lammerts Auction: Household Furniture, 2.30 p.m.

Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15

p.m.

English Association: Lecture by Father Macdonald "Literary Links between the East and West," Cathe dral Hall, 5.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Skinner Steps Out."

World Theatre: "Moana.” Star Theatre: "Battle of the Sezes."

Ten Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

Dinner Dances:

Hong Kong Peninsula, and Repulse Bay Hotels

8.30 p.m.

European Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Menelaus),

2.30 p.m.

Wednesday. (April 2.)

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Hockey Club v. H.E.S.R.A,. Marins ground, 6.15 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: New York Nights."

World Theatre:

"Monas." Star Theatre: Battle of the Sexes."

Tea Dances; Hong Kong, and Peninsula Hotels, 3 p.m.

1.

Dancing Display, by Miss Violet Capel's pupils, Theatre Royal, 5.30 P.,

University Lectures by Mr. C. E. Moore on "Architecture 5.15 p.m., by Mr. H. G. Hughes on "Rous seau," 8.30 p.m. -

Pianoforte, Recital by Mr. H. Ore, Helena Mey Institute, 5.30

p.m.

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Queen's Theatre New York Nights."

World Theatre Tempest." Star Theatre: Our Dancing Daughters."

Tea Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 5 p.m.

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong,

Peninsula, and Repulse Bay Hotels,

9.30 p.m.

European Mails:-Inward: Europe vid Negapatam, letters (Patroclus), parcels (Khyber).

Friday.

(April 4.). Christian Fellowship Helena May Institute, 10.30 am.

Hockey Club . H.K.S.R.A.; King's Park, 4.75 p.m.

Tempest."

Our Dancing

A

Werk Theatre: 'Star Theatre; Daughters."

Tea Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 5 p.m.

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.“

European Mails:--Ou ́t werd: #il Siberia (Mishima Europe Maru), 8.30 a.m.

Baturday. (April 6.)

Third Extra Race Meeting; Happy Valley

Golf: Captain's Cup, Fanling. Football-Senior. Division:

Shield Competitions. Junior : R.A Club, St. Joseph's.. Somersets, Chinese Av. Kowloon, Chinese "B". Ewo, B. China "A" v, 8. China "B", Eastern v. Recreio,

H.K. and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., Ordinary Yearly Meeting, Ex- change Building, 11.30a.m.

St John Ambulance. Brigade, Meeting:Y.M.C.A. division, Concert Chinear

TALCA. 7.30 p.m.

Public Meeting: Arrangements for Reception of H.E. Sir William Peel, K.B.E., C.M.G., City Hall, 5.15 p.m.

} St. John Ambulance Brigade,

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

European Maila:-Outwarde Y.M.C.A. division, Concert Chines Europe vid San Francisco, and vid. Y.M.C.A., 7.30 p.m. Siberia (Tenyo Maru), 8.30 a.m University, Lecture: by ra. P. E. Barker, Plays Old and New,' 8.30 p.m.

Fancy Dress Dance, U.S.R.C 9.15 p.in.

Queen's Theatre:"New York Nights."

Mursday, (April 3.) Gande, Price &Co., Ltd.: 23rd Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders, St. George's Building, noon.

Farewell Dinner to His Honour Sir Henry Gollan,,Kt., C.B.E., LD., Kam Ling Hotel, 8p.m.

Star Theatre: "Our Dancing Daughters."

Queen's Theatre: "New York Nights."

World Theatre: Tempest." Tea Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, & p.m.

Dinner Dances: Hong Kong, Peninsula, and Repulse Bay Hotell, 8.30 p.m.

European Mails: Outward: Europe, vid Marseilles (Katori Maru), 1.30 am.

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