Tearing up London, piece by piece

This is shocking.  Westminster Council has approved a plan by King's College London to knock down a row of five buildings on the Strand dating back as far as the 17th century and replace them with an indifferent modern block.

The pictures above are from an article in Building Design, which quotes the director of the Victorian Society protesting that the incremental effect of such plans is to "nibble away at unlisted buildings of merit".   

Exactly.  This is the very heart of London, and if attractive, historic buildings shaped by medieval-sized plots are not safe here, they are not safe anywhere.  Plus the replacement building is unnecessary and rubbish. 

Sign the petition against this vandalism here.  (You'd be joining the likes of Bill Bryson and Griff Rhys Jones if you do).