. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. he vacantspace on the west side of the new building—aproposal which met with the approval not only ofMr. Lowe, but also of the then Lord Metropolitan Board of ^Vorks, however,declined to entertain the idea, although theGovernment offered to provide the site free of cost. Mr. Street, in a printed minute, dated May,1869, thus sums up the chief sesthetical advan-tages, of the Carev Street site :-- i8 OLD AND NEW LONDON. [St. Clement Danes. The elevation above the river is entrances to th
. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. he vacantspace on the west side of the new building—aproposal which met with the approval not only ofMr. Lowe, but also of the then Lord Metropolitan Board of ^Vorks, however,declined to entertain the idea, although theGovernment offered to provide the site free of cost. Mr. Street, in a printed minute, dated May,1869, thus sums up the chief sesthetical advan-tages, of the Carev Street site :-- i8 OLD AND NEW LONDON. [St. Clement Danes. The elevation above the river is entrances to the Central Hall will be exactlyon the same level as the courtyard in front of thewestern entrance of St. Pauls Cathedral, and thefloor of the Central Hall will be 22 feet higherhere than it would be on the Embankment. To With such a plan before us, the imagination caneasily paint, in vivid colours, the rise of a statelypile, wherein the majesty of the law shall be fitlyrepresented. It is unquestionably true that any great publicgood can only be achieved at the cost cf much. THE OLD FISH SHOP BY TEMTLE BAR, 1846. this extent, therefore, it will in all distant viewsrise higher and be better seen than on the lowersite. And I think that the position will be an im-portant one, crowning the hill opposite St. Pauls,and supplying what the views of London atpresent much want,—namely, some very markedarchitectural feature in the long expanse of buildingbetween St. Pauls and Westminster. private inconvenience ; and the New Law Courtscannot claim to be any exception to this generalrule. No sensible man can doubt that the de-struction of so many filthy slums must ultimatelyprove a gain to the community at large; yet it isalso undeniable that the present effect of the workof demolition has been, firstly, to render 4,000persons homeless, and subsequendy to drive three- St. Clement Danes.] A CHANGE FOR T-HE BETTER. 19 fourths of them into other courts and alleys in theimmediate vicinity, wh
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