,DE/RUCTION ( ,CITY ,*UR*ES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,! QUE/ION ASK$ BY ,LORD ,H\<TON 9 ! ,H\SE ( ,LORDS ON ,?URSDAY ELICIT$ FROM 
      ! ,BI%OP ( ,LONDON AN ACKN[L$GM5T ?AT ! S*EME PROPOS$ SOME FEW YE>S BACK 
      = ! :OLESALE REMOVAL ( ! ,CITY *UR*ES IS CONT9U+ ITS DE/RUCTIVE C\RSE 
      UNIMP$$4 ,F\R MORE *UR*ES >E TO BE SACRIFIC$ TO ! ,MAMMON-WOR%IP & WANT 
      ( TA/E ( ?IS GREAT CITY4 ,LA/ YE> WITNESS$ ! DE/RUCTION ( ! F9E *UR* 
      ( ,/ ,MI*AEL'S1 ,QUE5HI!1 & ,ALL ,HALL[S1 ,BREAD ,/REET1 :I* BORE UPON ITS 
      WALLS ! 9SCRIPTION /AT+ ?AT ,MILTON HAD BE5 BAPTIZ$ !RE4 ,/ ,DIONIS 
      ,BACK*UR*1 A REM>KABLE BUILD+ BY ,WR51 IS N[ 9 C\RSE ( DE/RUCTION1 :ILE 
      )9 ! LA/ T5 YE>S ! BEAUTIFUL *UR* ( ,/ ,AN?OL91 ) ITS *>M+ 
      SPIRE1 & ! SKILLFULLY DESIGN$ LITTLE *UR* ( ,/ ,MILDR$1 9 ! ,P\LTRY1 ,ALL 
      ,HALL[S1 ,/A9+1 7EXCEPT ITS T[]71 ,/ ,JAMES'S1 ,DUKE ,PLACE1 ,/ ,B5ET1 
      ,GRACE*UR*1 ) ITS PICTURESQUE /EEPLE1 ! T[] & VE/IBULE ( ,ALL 
      ,HALL[S-!-,GREAT1,?AMES ,/REET1 HAVE ALL DISAPPE>$4 ,?OSE = ! REMOVAL ( 
      :I* A ,COMMISSION HAS BE5 N[ ISSU$ >E AS FOLL[S3 ,/ ,M>G>ET ,PATT5S1 ,ROOD 
      ,LANE2 ,/ ,GEORGE1 ,BOTOLPH ,LANE2 ,/ ,MAT!W1 ,FRIDAY ,/REET2 & ,/ ,MILDR$1 ,BREAD 
      ,/REET1 ALL WORKS ( ,WR51 & TWO ( !M1 ,/ ,MILDR$1 ,BREAD ,/REET1 & ,/ 
      ,M>G>ET ,PATT5S1 POSSESS+ SPIRES ( S+UL>LY ORIG9AL & BEAUTIFUL DESIGN4 ,IT 
      MU/ NOT BE SUPPOS$ ?AT !SE >E ! ONLY *UR*ES :I* >E 9 DANG]1 BUT 
      !IR PROPOS$ DE/RUCTION S]VES TO %[ ! FATE :I* SOON] OR LAT] IS 9 
      /ORE = ! :OLE ( ,WR5'S *UR*ES 9 ?IS CITY1 UNLESS ,5GLI%M5 CAN BE 
      AWAK5$1 & BY /RONG & E>NE/ PROTE/ %[ ! ECCLESIA/ICAL AU?ORITIES 
      ?AT !Y WILL NOT TAMELY SUBMIT TO ?IS \TRAGE\S & MON/R\S B>B>ITY4 
     
     

      ,FROM AN >T PO9T ( VIEW ! LOSS ( !SE BUILD+S WILL BE IRREP>ABLE1 = 
      ,WR5'S *UR*ES =M A DI/9CT L9K 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! ECCLESIA/ICAL >T ( 
      ?IS C\NTRY4 
     
     

      ,MANY P]SONS SUPPOSE ?AT BY PRES]V+ ,/ ,PAUL'S ,CA!DRAL1 ?AT >*ITECT'S GREAT 
      MA/]PIECE1 5\< WILL BE LEFT TO ILLU/RATE HIS VIEWS UPON ECCLESIA/ICAL 
      >*ITECTURE1 BUT ?IS IS F> FROM BE+ ! CASE4 ,=1 GR& AS ,/ ,PAUL'S 
      UND\BT$LY IS1 IT IS ONLY ONE ( A CLASS ( BUILD+S COMMON 5\< ON ! 
      ,CONT95T - IMITATIONS ( ,/ ,PET]'S1 ,ROME4 ,9 FACT1 ,/ ,PAUL'S CAN SC>CELY BE 
      LOOK$ UPON AS AN ,5GLI% DESIGN1 BUT1 RA!R1 AS AN ,5GLI% R5D]+ ( ! GREAT 
      ,ITALIAN ORIG9AL1 :]EAS ! ,CITY *UR*ES >E EXAMPLES ( PURELY ,5GLI% 
      R5AISSANCE >*ITECTURE AS APPLI$ TO ECCLESIA/ICAL PURPOSES1 & ILLU/RATE A 
      /YLE ( >*ITECTURE PECULI> NOT ONLY TO ?IS C\NTRY BUT EV5 TO ?IS CITY1 & 
      :5 !Y >E DE/ROY$ ! PECULI> PHASE ( >*ITECTURE :I* !Y EXHIBIT WILL 
      HAVE CEAS$ TO EXI/1 & NO?+ WILL BE LEFT TO RECORD IT4 ,! ,CONT95T 
      POSSESSES NO?+ 9 ! LEA/ RESEMBL+ \R ,CITY *UR*ES1 & ! FACT ?AT !Y 
      >E ALL F\ND 9 SU*CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANO!R ONLY S]VES TO MAKE !M ! 
      MORE VALUABLE = PURPOSES ( /UDY4 ,ONE GREAT M]IT :I* !Y POSSESS IS %[N BY 
      ! FACT ?AT1 AL?\< !Y >E DIM9UTIVE 9 PO9T ( SIZE1 SC>CELY ANY ONE ( 
      !M BE+ ABOVE #h FT4 LONG1 !Y POSSESS A DIGNITY ( PROPORTION1 A MA/]LY 
      TREATM5T AS TO SCALE1 :I* R5D]S !M F> MORE IMPOS+ ?AN MANY BUILD+S 
      D\BLE & TREBLE !IR DIM5SIONS2 ! RELATION :I* !Y BE> TO EA* O!R & 
      TO ! GREAT ,CA!DRAL :I* !Y SURR\ND1 5HANC+ BY !IR ?9 TAP] SPIRES 
      ! IMPORTANCE ( ! MAJE/IC DOME1 & RELIEV+ ! DULLNESS & MONOTONY ( ! 
      G5]AL SKY L9E ( ! ,CITY1 ALL S]VE AS UNANSW]ABLE >GUM5TS = !IR 
      PRES]VATION4 ,SURELY AN OPUL5T CITY1 ! CAPITAL ( ! COMM]CIAL WORLD1 CAN 
      AF=D SOME SMALL SACRIFICE TO SP>E !SE BEAUTIFUL BUILD+S ! LITTLE PLOTS ( 
      GR\ND UPON :I* !Y /&4 ,IS IT ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y ?AT EV]Y SCRAP ( SPACE 
      9 ! ,CITY %\LD BE DEVOT$ TO MONEY-MAK+1 & >E RELIGION1 SACR$ MEMORIES1 
      RECOLLECTIONS ( ! GREAT DEAD1 MEMORIALS ( ! PA/1 WORKS ( ,5GL&'S GREATE/ 
      >*ITECT1 TO BE BANI%$ FROM ?IS WEAL?Y ,CITY8 ,IF SO1 ALAS = \R PRET5D$ 
      LOVE ( >T2 ALAS = ! ,5GLI% FEEL+ ( REV]5CE ( :I* WE HE> SO MU*2 
      ALAS = ?OSE :O >E TO COME AFT] US1 :OM WE %ALL HAVE ROBB$ ( WORKS ( >T 
      :I* IT WAS \R DUTY TO H& D[N TO !M UN9JUR$ & UNIMPAIR$2 ALAS = 
      \RSELVES1 :O WILL BE LOOK$ UPON BY =EIGN NATIONS & BY \R [N PO/]ITY AS 
      ! ONLY PEOPLE :O HAVE EV] LIV$1 :O1 POSSESS+ NO >*ITECTURE ( !IR [N1 
      HAVE MADE !MSELVES REM>KABLE = ! DE/RUCTION ( ! BUILD+S ( !IR 
      =EFA!RS4 
     
     

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