Supporters of the Euston Arch Trust

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Supporters

No.	Name	Location	Comment
498	Tony South	London
497	Andrew Skinner	Kenilworth
496	Roy Canning	Meopham, Kent	I don't ever remember seeing the arch but I well remember the fuss on the news when they were trying to save it. I must have been about 13 or 14 at the time. I seem to remember a proposal to dismantle it and re-erect it at a country location as was the old Temple Bar. For many years I thought that is what happened. It was a railway buff friend that eventually told me the truth. There was much state sponsored vandalism of our railway heritage in the 60's and 70's, but another one that upsets me is the demolition of the Booking Hall of the former LBSCR station at "Christ's Hospital" near Horsham. What an insult to the craftsman that built it only 70 years beforehand! Thank God Tunbridge Wells West was listed and did not suffer the same fate.
495	Prillie Matthews	Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK	Must be restored, built up again to its great size and stature so that we and the next generations can see this wonderful arch.
494	Chris Parry	London
493	Simon Clifton	Worcester	I am familliar with the Curzon street arch, and consider the loss of the Euston Arch as a major problem in world railway history.
492	Peter Manley	Althorne, Essex	Retired Railway Manager
491	John Nash	London
490	Alex Warren	London
489	Martin Hughes	London
488	Andrea Vail	Cambridge / London
487	Phil Ryder	London	The redevelopment of Euston Station provides an excellent opportunity to re-create the arch, which through an act of vandalism, was destroyed in the 1960s. A combination of high quality contemporary architecture, with a recreated arch from the 1830s as a focal point, will create a fine new station.
486	James Holman	New Cross
485	Stephen Boyle	London
484	Gloria Vanjak	New York, NY	Not long ago I came across a vintage photo of the Arch & wondered why it was gone. So to learn that it may be coming back (with some original stones) is a dream come true!
484	Dean Higgins	London
483	Damian Johnson	London
482	Geoff Taylor	South Woodham Ferrers	I remember the arch's removal well. Although just a child at the time I didn't agree with the action and I still don't. Restoration of the arch would be a wonderful opportunity to undo that act of vandalism.
481	Rama Lopez- Rivera	London	It is funny but as soon as I heard about what happened to the old station I was immediately sad and annoyed as a Londoner. We should put the arch back Please bring it back. Bring back the whole station.
480	Chris Palin	Devon
479	Richard Tucker	London
478	Sarah Benn	London
477	Justin McKenna	UK
476	Paul Penn-Sayers	GER, France	It would be wonderful to see the arch back again. I remember it well and worked about half a mile from Euston for a number of years.
475	Elizabeth Thomas	Reading	I never saw the arch but I have seen many photos and believe its restoration would recreate a magnificent facade to what is a truly dismal station.
474	David Flood	South Benfleet, Essex	Have just seen/heard a news item on BBC 1 London news that stones from the Euston Arch are being removed from the River Lea. I then referred to a copy of an article I retained from "Railway World" of Feb. 1996 which was entitled "Gateway to the North, how the Euston Arch might rise again" . I would wish to be kept abreast of developements, if any, following the exhumation from the River Lea.
473	Martin John Woollacott	Ashburton, South Devon	I support anyone who values beauty and integrity over base economics. I may be a hick from the sticks with straw in my hair but I can recognise architecture of breathtaking elegance when I see it (we had a local boy who knew a thing or two about that, called Brunel).
472	Nicholas J. Rogers	London	A noble cause - good luck! Anything I can do to help. let me know.
471	Les Waters	Newcastle Upon Tyne	A piece of railway architecture that should never have been demolished. One of the architectural crimes of the 2oth Century.
470	Crispin Howell-Jones	London
469	Mike Jane	Plymouth	The redevelopment of Euston needs the arch reinstated to give a sense of identity and firmly establish the development back on the map.
468	Gary Pauline	Liverpool	The loss of Euston arch was another act of wanton vandalism, that ranks along side the destruction of the English country house.
467	Matthew Hillier	London	It reassures me that after all these years the absence of "The Arch" is still a haunting presence keenly felt. Justice would indeed be served if this "underwater Ozymandias" were to rise again, to inspire Londoners and shame the memory of those who conspired in its demise. I wholeheartedly support the trust in its aims.
466	Tom Moody-Stuart	London
465	Matt Beadle	London
464	Tom Goose	Wimbledon
463	John Shaw	London	I can remember the arch well as it seemed so ugly, but do forward any plans for the future as with a new station built perhaps it would not look so bad ! John Shaw
462	Neil Hitchens	Weybridge, Surrey
461	Lee Setters	Portsmouth
460	Simon Haskew	Smethwick, West Midlands	I remember writing to Dan Cruickshank, it must be over 15 years ago, when he first mentioned his campaign to reconstruct the Euston Arch to include original stonework that was later used to plug a hole in a river. I still have his reply to that letter! Now I can't believe that a friend of mine is storing recovered stonework and assisting Dan, and that with the redevelopment of Euston planned, a campaign could see the fruition of this project. It's very exciting, but there is still so far to go. We're lucky in Birmingham that we still have our arch at the other end of the line. I just wish a sustainable use could be found for it.
459	Joshua Rigo Jonathan	Halifax, West Yorks.
458	Kim Cummins	NW London	It would be wonderful to see some of the history returned to the area so much has been lost such as the old st pancras graveyard, Brill Place etc., that Euston and Somers Town should be treated with some respect.
457	Timothy Smith	Chigwell Essex	Euston arch is just one of many lost buildings of London. Destruction of Londons heritage continues every day.There will come a day when our capital will be full of bland modern achitecture.Modern buildings are the same all over the world with no conection with local culture. Save London from the capitalists.
456	David Dodd	Hanover - Germany	Bring back the arch, be proud as a nation of our Victorian past.
455	Graham Davies	Cardiff
454	David Campbell	Portsmouth
453	Iain Duncan	London
452	Alan Train	London
451	Guy Woodward	London, Euston Area
450	Clara Byrne	London
449	Matthew Boyd	London NW3
448	Ian Findlay	Putney, London
447	Richard Cleeve	Kennington, London
446	Susannah Horne	London
445	Margot Schnorr	London SE1
444	Jessica Scott	London
443	Cary Portway	New York, NY
442	John Connett	Cambridge, UK
441	Jonathan Webb	Stockport	It would be great to see the Euston Arch put back in place.
440	Fraser Donachie	nr. Bournemouth	It would be great to see some good images of the fluted column slab that appeared in the Dan Cruickshank video and/or other remnants ... thanks - Fraser
439	Michael Hearn	Atlanta, GA USA
438	Andy McDougall	Hitchin, Herts	Rebuilding is a 'must', but I think the arch would look better set back a little from the lodges. If the bus station remains, it should be possible to route the buses around the arch. Alternatively - or in addition - maybe moving the lodges a little further apart might produce a more pleasing grouping.
437	Roger Hillier	Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire	Euston station, London's first railway terminus, deserves better than the miserable building now occupying the site. The re-built Euston Arch, or propylaeum, will provide a wonderful centrepiece for a magnificent new station.
436	Susannah Davis	Cleveland St, London	If Paternoster Square can be rescued from mediocre architectural limbo, and provide a home for Temple Bar in the process, then Euston equally deserves a grand, imaginative design that includes the Doric Arch. Travellers deserve a thrilling visual start or finish to their journeys as well as a reminder of what the railways meant to this country and will continue to mean. Confronting a conga line of jostling buses, stained concrete and a sad pair of orphaned gatehouses that look like more like electricity sub-stations now they're out of context, doesn't lift anyone's spirits. The Arch would be a perfect architectural terminus in its own right - within walking distance there's a neoclassical riot: John Nash's Regents Park terraces, the caryatids of St Pancras New Church, Adam's work in Fitzroy Square, the porticos of UCL and the British Museum, not to mention St Pauls and Somerset House further afield. London is missing its colossal Greek keystone, and we need it back.
435	Paul Groden	Brentwood Essex	Time to rebuild this beautiful, powerful monument and dedicate it to a new generation.
434	Joseph da Silva	London	It had gone before I was born - remembered fondly by my parents - would love the chance of actually seeing it!
433	Mike Holt	Rodley
432	Richard Hadingham	Lincolnshire
431	Steve Chambers	London
430	David M. Sherman	Arlington, Virginia USA	I have admired the Euston Arch ever since I first became aware of it many years ago, and sincerely hopethat it will be reerected at the new station. As felt by many others, it was a crime to have been demolished in the first place. What a loss to all of us.
429	Peter Reynolds	Birmingham
428	Max Hedderly	Earl's Court	I wholeheartedly support the re-construction of the Euston Arch. Its reinstatement would bring a touch of elegance to what is a rather bland city scape. Furthermore it would celebrate the railways and remind everyone that they not only have an important place in our future but that they were a proud part of our past.
427	Ben West	Watford, Hertfordshire	I am thankful that I am not old enough to have lived through the 1960s - a decade of vandalism and dreadful taste: just compare the wonderful St Pancras International to the horrid London Euston. Restoring the Euston Arch will be a short but significant step towards repairing the damage caused to London's historic buildings by unthinking and useless bureaucrats.
426	Kyle Leyden	Dublin Ireland
425	Mike Banks	London	I 100% agree that the arch should be reconstructed as part of the work at Euston
424	Russell Login	Moulton Northants
423	Mike Holt	Rodley, Leeds	Here's hoping I live to see it built. Every success
422	T	London
421	Stefano Consigilo	Ilford, Essex	It is time to right a great mistake and rebuild the greatly missed Euston Arch.
420	Sue Jenkins	Bristol	Dan's programme on the subject was unforgettable. Anything that can be done to reverse this monstrous piece of 'official vandalism' should be supported wholeheartedly.
419	Oliver Dunn	Marylebone, London
418	Matt Sawyer	London
417	Fernanda Rodrigues	Fitzrovia
416	Mr Ian Sommerville	Edinburgh
415	Adrian Wheeler	Ibstock Leicestershire	When I first heard about the the way British Rail distroyed the old Euston station and its famous Arch I was sickened. I don't think there is anybody that would say the the old Euston didn't need redeveloping in one way or another, but the depths they went to get rid of the Arch even after a public out-cry is still shocking to this day. I've only ever know the 60's one, which has never lived up to its expectations as with most of the railway policey of the time. Short sighted.
414	David Sharp	Sheffield	To see the Euston Arch re-constructed as part of the redevelopment of the station would be a significant positive feature, and not least an incredible opportunity to wind-back-the-clock of a past error of judgement.
413	David Turner	Liverpool	It's about time more people realised the damage 're-development' has done to some of our great buildings. Bringing something back like this would be one of the steps necessary to show how irritated the public are with the needless destruction of our history and the demolition of buildings of historical significance by short-sighted developers.
412	Ian J. Byrnes	Kettering	The damage the iconoclasts of the 1960's must be put right in the 21st Century to show that this country values its railway past as it moves towards a new age of high speed rail travel
411	James Wykes	Nuneaton
410	Ian Sergeant	Malmesbury
409	Brian Thompson	London
408	Tom Wykes	Leicester	Fantastic work on an emotive subject. It's not a TSR2 but an excellent heirloom restored for our children. Every dog and arch has it's day....
407	Roger Simmons	Islington, London
406	Cllr Theo Blackwell (Regent's Park ward)	Camden, London	I am the ward councillor for Euston station and would very much like to see the arch rebuilt.
405	David Goseltine
404	Anne Cox	Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
403	Simon Atkinson	Hyde Cheshire	LNWR enthusiast
402	Allan Machon	Maidenhead	I remember it well! Should have been left as part of the rebuilt station in the 1960's.
401	Peter Whitaker	London	I have no memories of the Euston arch,it was demolished years before I arrived in London.However I believe that the return of the arch to it's home would be of benefit to Euston,to London and to the people who live and work here.
400	Chris Loxley-Ford	Hertford, Herts	Visited Euston, with my father, as a child in the 1950's, and was impressed with the grandeur of the entrance. Like many people, feel that the demolition of the Arch was an act of vandalism, am so pleased that the bulk of the stones are recoverable and fully support the reconstruction of the arch (including as many of the original stones as is practical) in a redeveloped Euston station.
399	Rex Mottershead	Watchet, Somerset	This is a heroic effort to recapture something wonderful that appeared to have been lost forever at the hands of moronic state vandals. I hope the current climate of gloom and money worries doesn't seriously hinder your campaign.
398	Mr Ian J. Fincher	Wapping, London	This arch is part of the history of London and its transposrt system and should be restored ot its former glory outside Euston Station.
397	Martin Allen	Sheffield	Professional railway civil engineer and freelance international railway consultant.
396	Steven Yates	Berlin, Germany	Losing the Euston Arch was the loss of an icon, both of the people and of the National Rail. It would be brilliant to see a structure which inspired the Heritage Movement being rebuilt, thus coming full circle.
395	John G. Euston	Fresno, California, USA
394	Caio R. Castro	São Paulo, Brazil
393	Peter Bauer	Fitzrovia	CC: Frant Dobson MP (c/o Barbara Collins) Cllr Penny Abraham Cllr Rebecca Hossack Cllr Brian Woodrow Cllr Mark Page Cllr Harvey Marshall Cllr Ian Rowley Robert Bargery (Georgian Group) Network Rail, via homepage Dear Euston Arch Campaign, We would like to extend our support to your campaign to reverse the woeful decision to take down the Euston Arch in the 1960s. We are neighbours to the prospectively *returned* Euston Arch as our group extends to the Euston Rd/Tottenham Ct Rd corner. It is true that this group primarily looks at crime prevention issues and that this particular topic might be considered to be beyond that limited remit; but we have come to learn that a safe & successful neighbourhood is one which has a strong community, where people have regular contact with other, are aware of local issues, discuss differences of opinion openly and where there is a strong sense of civic participation, but also of civic pride. To that end, we circulate information of local concern & encourage a climate of cordial dialogue. Furthermore, as nobody can dispute that a Neighbourhood Watch DOES does look at preventing vandalism , it is entirely appropriate for us to look at this act of pre-meditated vandalism, bureaucratically (& anti-civically) endorsed . Over 200 participants in this Watch unanimously agreed that we should support the Euston Arch campaign! Personally, I am too young to have seen the original Arch. The Fitzroy Square Residents' Association will be approached to support you. Yours sincerely Peter Bauer Coordinator Howard House & Cleveland St (north) Neighbourhood Watch Alternate: neighbourhood-watch@excite.com
392	Ewen Macmillan	London
391	Richard Woolley	London	I remember the arch from childhood visits to London. I also remember the feeling of helpless devastation, even at that age, upon learning of its wanton destruction. In the '60s 'property development' was the unchallenged excuse for may acts of mindless vandalism, nodded through, even encouraged by shameful Councils who desperately wanted to look 'modern'. Euston Arch was perhaps the worst, certainly the most prominent example. Thankfully we now live in a more enlightened age. It would be almost unthinkable for such a thing to happen today. Indeed, the wonderful campaign for the restoration of the arch demonstrates that we do now more stridently cherish our past whilst planning for the future. I look forward with confidence to the rebuilding of the mighty Euston Arch.
390	Annabel Ward	London	I would like to see Euston rebuilt and for it to be restored in a sympathetic manner to include the beautiful arch which should never have been taken away in the first place.
389	David Hodgson	Heysham Lancashire
388	David Day	London	I was born and raised in Somers Town like my parents and grandparents before me. My Dad has many memories of the Arch as a child living in Lancing Street Sadly it was demolished just before i was born. But i have always been fascinated with the stories,Betjemans campaign etc.. and to see its return in some form would be an absolute dream.
387	Mark Dawson	London	Bring it back!
386	William Somerville	Halifax, Nova Scotia
385	Paul Martin	Meon Valley, Hampshire	Just for once, if we can right this wrong, we stand a chance of redeeming ourselves for all the rest of the vandalism to our Victorian heritage in the name of 1960s modernisation. This is the big one, the defining moment when we can show that we have learnt from our mistakes. A reconstructed Euston arch would be the rallying point for industrial-age conservationists around the world.
384	David J Bentley	Newton Aycliffe, Co Durham
383	David R Mills	Bolton, Lancashire
382	Michael Nunn	Lancaster, Lancashire UK	Originally from Bramley, Leeds (where I knew Michael Palin's brother briefly) where the stone for the arch came from.
381	Neil White	London	No memories of the arch as it was demolished the year I was born. However, it was on of the many cultural crimes committed by the MacMillan Government (including demolition of Euston station and Beeching Report). It should be rebuilt with a grant from Heritage Lottery Fund, Government and Network Rail/Developers). Also, I wonder if it could be part paid with funds accrued from section 106 planning gain.
380	David Sanger	Wimbledon, London
379	Stephanie Collins	London
378	Richard Smith	Portsmouth
377	Lord Timothy Davies	Derby
376	Paul Mowatt	London	Born a year after the destruction of the arch, so no memories as such, but am a firm believer in the preservation of our nations heritage ......
375	David Howell	ware, Herts	It's now time to repair some of the damage done to our railway heritage that was so carelessly demolished in the 60's. Rebuild the Arch
374	Barry M. Heatherley	San Juan Capistrano, California, USA
373	John Flynn	Grimsby
372	Hamish	London
371	Stephen Lock	Suffolk coast	I have a copy of the original leaflet and the Smithson's splendid book (which should be reprinted)
370	Martin Batcock	Gwynedd
369	Gillian Bryan	Birmingham	Fond memories!!!
368	Keith B Priestman	Liverpool	While waiting for a train, I remember watching, horrorstruck, as they began the destruction of the Arch. Its reconstruction must be part of the plans for the new station.
367	George Hadjipateras	London
366	Lawrence John Fry	Sheffield	I had no idea that the Trust existed until today but I enthusiastically give it my support now. Living in Sheffield confers many advantages, one of which is to conclude -and begin - my frequent rail journeys to London at St Pancras station. The feeling of exhilaration as I stride through the restored engine shed to view the splendid exterior (yes, every time) is, sadly, something one cannot enjoy at Euston. If the restoration of the Arch between the surviving lodges can summon up something of that same sense of exhilaration, it will be a worthy achievement as well as partial atonement for an act of monumental vandalism. I look forward to popping a bottle of champagne on the Euston Road the day the Arch comes home.
365	Philip King	Coventry
364	Tom Jenkins	Workington	I am a model railway and prototype railway enthusiast whose main interest the L&NWR and LMS. I used to travel from Carlisle to Euston by train in the 1950s and was upset when Euston was vandalised in the name of modernisation. I am now retired and before I am unable to travel easily I would like to see the Euston arch reinstalled. Good luck with the project.
363	Neil Ferguson-Lee	Wirksworth, Derbyshire	An excellent project and one that deserves the greatest possible support.
362	Gisele Thomas	Montreal Quebec Canada
361	Gareth Houghton	Derby
360	Simon Wheat	Hendon, London	A chance to see part of the only one of London's victorian termini which I was never able to visit (I hope!).
359	Julian Sadler	Newport
358	Andre Laplante	Boucherville Quebec, Canada
357	Danny Gougeon	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Hello, it might seem strange that I, a Canadian, support the reconstruction of the Euston Station. But I've been fascinated by the legendary arch and station for many years, ever since I've found out about them through my favorite movie of all time, Billy Wilder's "Witness For The Prosecution" (remember the appointment Christine Vole [Marlene Dietrich], in a Cockney woman disguise, gives to Sir Wilfred Robards [Charles Laughton] at a bar at the Euston Station...?) So, taking it from that initial interest (what do I say..."FASCINATION" is the word!) through the movie, I made many researches about the Euston Station. Now, here am I. I truly wish that the reconstruction of the arch will take place so that it will "right a great wrong" as historian Dan Cruickshank says. And I wish the new arch will be of the exact same dimensions as the old one was and that it will include as much of the old arch' stones (part of them found in the Prescott Channel) as possible. In any case, I'll bring my support by writing (as a potential tourist wishing to travel to London IF a new arch will be built at the Euston Station) to whom it concerns in your area, by telling as many people as possible about the arch and by following closely the development of the case. Best of luck!
356	Joe Williams	London
355	Matt Caro	London	I am writing a dissertation on railway heritage in London - so I am very keen to see the Euston Arch resurrect itself! All the best with this wonderful enterprise!
354	Mark Freeman	Swindon
353	Sean O'Conor	Finsbury Park, London	I am delighted we are within touching distance of righting a famous wrong, and redeeming what was a wanton act of vandalism. Best of luck and I will pass on this link.
352	Percival Moonshine	London	Destruction of the original arch was cultural sacrilege and stupidity. I'm pleased to support the return of Euston Arch... - ;o)
351	Chris Stainthorp	Crewe, Cheshire
350	Nigel Finch	Fareham, Hants
349	Nicholas Barrett	London	Good luck. This would be great.
348	Niall Wimsey	Louth, Lincolnshire, UK	Being too young to remember the arch, I once saw a picture of the arch in a rail history book, and was horrified to read on that this great structure had been demolished. I have a great interest in architecture and to discover there being a chance to re-build such a monument seems to good a chance to miss, especially now a re-development plan is being put into action for a new Euston.
347	Dr Martin King	Exeter	The planned redevelopment of Euston station offers a unique opportunity to put right a terrible blunder - the destruction of the Euston arch. Let's work together to make sure it happens!
346	Simon Probert	Cheltenham
345	Mike Digby	London SE9
344	Sam Morris	London	Long live the Euston Arch. The first piece of monumental railway architecture in the world.
343	Roderick McDonald	Oxford
342	Roger Brown	Chingford, London	Should definitely be rebuilt with perhaps it being incorporated as the main entrance to the station, with consideration given perhaps to glazing between the columns with glazed doors .
341	Scott Rhodes	Rochdale
340	David Wilson	Newbury, Berkshire	Some many fantastic buildings were destroyed during the 60's. Happy to support any campaign to get one re-built.
339	Martyn Bidgood	Windmill Hill, East Sussex
338	Paul McGill	Carlisle, Cumbria	This fine arch should never have been removed. Although too young to remember it, I feel that architectural vandalism and greed has stood in the way of beauty far too many times.
337	Peter Broome	London	Parents and grandparents spoke of horror of its destruction. An act of vandalism that went ahead in spite of public opinion.
336	Graeme Day	London
335	Neil Denyer	Leighton Buzzard	I pass through Euston every day. Anything that can be done to put some spark into this souless dump would help. To restore the arch would be wonderful. Keep up the good work!
334	Christopher M. Rosindale	Dalbeattie	The Arch should be rebuilt, not only to reverse what must be one of the worst mistakes made during the 'out with the old' attitude in the 1960's but to restore something which Euston station does not have - a soul. Also, the current station is the worst city station I have ever been through, especially the platform bunker!
333	John Pentney	Taunton, Somerset	Sadly, the Arch had already been demolished when I first visited Euston c.1963. It's important that this campaign to reconstruct this monument of the heroic age in railway architecture succeeds.
332	Elliot Kew	London, Stratford	I am from the North West originally and therefore always remember the drabness and badly designed station that still stands there today. What a difference it would have been to be waiting under the roof of the original structure with the arch casting a shadow across the concourse.
331	Stuart Smith	London
330	John Rivers Vaughan	Tavistock, Devon & London SE11	I have only ever seen photos of the Euston Arch but can just remember the controversy at the time, and how the survival of neighbouring St Pancras hung in the balance. I love all traditional architecture (and some modern) and simply could not understand how the demolition of such a fine edifice could have been allowed in the first place. I have followed the St Pancras revival avidly and both took a tour of the empty hotel (see my article in 'Icons of England') and a preview of the station itself before its reopening, so you will not be surprised that I am delighted that this trust has been set up promote the rebuilding of the Euston Arch. It would indeed be the crowning glory of the line of fine station entrances from St Marylebone to King's Cross (which I understand is soon to loose the clutter in front of its arches) and would undoubtedly add to the new interest in railway architecture which the St Pancras project has generated (always when I go there there are people who have come 'to take a look'). I am sure with the support of stalwart broadcasters Michael Palin and Dan Cruikshank this campaign will receive a high profile, and I cannot see why Boris Johnson would object.
329	Anthony Hall	Ten Mile Bank, Norfolk	My father worked for the LMS and BR. We travelled from Stoke to Euston many times. I can still remember walking through the impressive hall with its statues and out under the arch. I remember being so disappointed on my first visit to it's soulless replacement. The Arch must be rebuilt to show that our railways have a past as well as a future and to remind us that the prosperity of this country was built around our railways.
328	Mark Nethercott	Exeter, Devon
327	Alexandra Vella	London, UK
326	George Tillier	Clitheroe, Lancs
325	Michael J A Brough
324	Karl Stange	London
323	Mr S Woodhouse	Norwich
322	Chris Williams	Nettleham, Lincolnshire	A wonderful project for all sorts of reasons. From a very personal perspective, I have vague memories of Euston in the late fifties travelling down from Manchester to visit Grannie in Eastbourne and when we moved to Lewes. The family went by train, the luggage by removal lorry. How times have changed! And of course the cat - Pussy - escaped from the cat-basket and took refuge behind the heating pipes under the seats, but that was on Southern Regionand so not part of the Euston tale
321	Martin Smith	Bolton	Private Life Member of HRA and member & shareholder of various UK and Irish preserved railways. Have always wanted to see arch rebuilt.
320	Anon	Leeds, West Yorkshire	Remember as a youngster the campaign to re-locate/keep it and reading about its mis-fortune in the "Railway World". Sadly I never actually saw the old Euston. I agree with all comments about the monstrosity that we now call a terminal station, and truely is terminal! What a mess the 60's buildings are.
319	Frank Maidens	Saltburn, Cleveland
318	Philip Bisatt	Taunton, Somerset	I attended University College London in the early 1980s and regularly used nearby Euston station, giving me plenty of time to reflect on what had been lost.
317	Simon Edgerton	Morley, Leeds	Lets hope the arch can be rebuilt, fingers crossed. All the best.
316	Nigel Allsuch	London	It will complement St. Pancreas and the proposed Kings Cross development It should be the incentive for new high speed lines to the north (and the whole of) the UK
315	Alan Bartlett	Blackfen, Kent	At about 10 years old, I remember the magnificent arch and Euston Station as a whole, especially seeing the departure of the Mid Day Scot. The Arch must be rebuilt to help restore London's architectural heritage and help counteract the many dreadful modern buildings.
314	Peter Blencowe	Wem. in Shropshire	The lifetime railway enthusiast and lover of spectacular real architecture in any setting in me loves to see the eradication of any of our so called 60,s modernity and its replacement with something for we British to be proud of. The arch for me is the epitome of that desire.
313	David Robert Cook	Stockport	The arch (or a replica) would be a fitting adornment to the otherwise unprepossesing Euston Square. Enough money will be expended rebuilding this station... this will cost a pittance by comparison. Call it 'planning gain'!
312	Graham H Evans	Studley, Warwickshire	I wish I had been able to see the original arch, and I hope to see the restored one before too long.
311	Richard Wildgoose	Nantwich, Cheshire
310	Ray Gardner	Poole, Dorset	The Euston Arch needs to be reinstated, For too many years this moment we've waited, From the ashes and dust it must be rebuilt, So those who destroyed it can be released from their guilt.
309	David Hodgson	Heysham, Lancashire	I remember arriving at Euston Station as a school boy with a party from Skerton Boys' School in Lancaster on our way to Belgium on a school trip and being awe struck by the sheer size of the arch. As a train spotter I had seen pictures of it but had not comprehended its massive proportions until I stood under its shadow. It was truely the gateway to London and the world for someone from the North who had never seen an arch like it.
308	Geoff Lipscombe	Croydon, Surrey
307	Andrew Long	Reading	I'm too young to remember the Arch but I love proper railway stations like St Pancras and Paddington and want to see the Arch restored to its proper place in between the two buildings with all those fascinating place names !!
306	Tim Jelley	Alresford, Hants
305	Simon Lynch	London	I simply can't believe this fantastic arch was ever allowed to be demolished.
304	Tom Mackillop	Brighton, Sussex	I have been a supporter of this noble endeavour since the sixties and will do anything in my power to help it come about.
303	Geoffrey Lancashire	Harrow, Middlesex	Happy memories of pre-war holiday journeys from Euston to Nantwich, Cheshire and to Colwyn Bay, N.Wales. 1939/40 manning the Forces Enquiry Bureau on Saturday afternoons and evening as a volunteer.
302	David Ellerton	Llandudno	Just hope we get the arch back in place. Oh I was just too young to see it first time around.
301	Jon	Croydon	Would like to see it when rebuilt.
300	Steve Newman	Dover kent
299	Ruth Sharville	Chepstow, South Wales	Ever since Dan Cruickshank told the story of the arch on TV, and how there were still pieces around, we have been interested in it, and wondered it it could ever arise like the Phoenix... Good luck with the campaign. Adrian & Ruth
298	Ralph Lawson	London	I am a strong supporter of your campaign. I very much believe it was a colossal error to demolish the arch, and now we have the opportunity to rebuild it.
297	MARS, Gerald	London	Restoration - a splendid idea
296	Valerie Mars	London	The Euston Arch would return the station approach to its former importance as the third major Victorian station on the Euston Road. The arch is a magnificent classical monument and it should be reinstated.
295	Don Rowland	Whitchurch (Salop)
294	Lee Wolf	Middleton, Greater Manchester
293	Paul Collins	Slade Green, Erith, Kent
292	Chris Everett	London
291	James Eccles	Manchester
290	Colin Dench	Brighton	As a railway employee I hope some dignity can be restored to the blight that is Euston by the restoration of this arch.
289	Timothy Burnett FSA	London, England	This is wonderful project which must be carried through to success. Temple Bar was brought back to London, Seven Dials was recreated. Come back Euston Arch!
288	Jacu Strauss	Mayfair, London	I am really delighted to know that the Arch may be reinstated. I cannot wait to see it in the flesh soon.
287	Daniel Ludgate	London	Rebuild the Euston Arch!! Although too young to remember the arch, i would love to be able to see it where it originally stood, 45 years after it was thoughtlessly demolished. Please convince Bozo Boris that this is a great idea!
286	Cass Castagnoli	Marske by the Sea
285	Wayne McDonald	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	This year sees (hopefully) the completion of the West Coast upgrade work and introduction of high frequency timetables. With a modern service operating modern trains Euston deserves a 21st Century station. But we must never forget the past and our history so here's hoping that the arch will be rebuilt and what better place for it to stand than between the remaining lodges.come on British Land/Network Rail do something worthwhile without thinking of profits from the proposed shopping mall
284	Mark Amies	Leytonstone, London, UK	I am absolutely delighted to see that there is a movement to bring the Euston Arch back. And your latest image recreation looks Fantastic!! I am right behind you and cannot wait to see the Arch back. Mark Amies
283	James Miller	Winchester	Great piece of architecture, how fabulous it would be to have it back in our city. An opportunity that should not be missed.
282	Nicola Freshwater	Islington, London
281	Charles Hopkins	Notting Dale, London	Along with the Imperial Hotel, Russell Square, London's two major acts of vandalism in the 60s
280	Anthony H. Carr	The Vicarage, East Peckham. Kent	If each London terminus were as impressive as St. Pancras, we would be much more proud of our capital city. Let's rebuild Euston!
279	Juan Carlos Merin Y Lerena	Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, SPAIN	No matter I'm not British, I consider every single piece of art in the world part of my own heritage. If your arch remains forgotten, part of the world's historical heritage will remain forgotten.
278	Peter Stockwell	Cambridge	I have been campaigning for the return of Euston Arch for forty years. Now is the time to bring it back.
277	Mr Barry Yates	Sunbury-on-Thames	Great ambition, let's make it happen.
276	Martin Allen-Smith	Ottery St Mary, Devon, ENGLAND
275	Marios Koumoullos	London	It would also be great if the Great Hall could be rebuilt near the Euston Arch, in front of, or as part of the new station.
274	Jonathan Fensom	London SE1
273	James and Emma Rollin	Belper, Derbyshire	Wish that the whole of the old Euston station could be restored, not just the arch! So sad that the Great Hall was lost and we have the modern monstrosity instead.
272	Canon Christopher Tuckwell	Westminster Cathedral
271	David Todd	Surrey	A unique masterpiece destroyed during a phase of blinkered obeyance of "new" has to be better, with the added problem (excuse) in this case of restricted access through the arch. A mesmeric sight on the approach was a sight to behold,and its rebuilding would transform the area - what an improvement !
270	Rachel Castle	Lancaster
269	David Castle	Adelaide, Australia
268	Kieran Taylor	Windsor
267	Tim Yates	Bury St Edmunds
266	Craig Humphries	Birmingham, UK	What an inspiring idea. It beggars belief that the Euston Arch was demolished, but let's hope that a rebuild can be incorporated into the new Euston Station.
265	Russell Harper	Sevenoaks
264	John Turton	Hungerford, Berkshire	I am a semi-retired project director and am keen to help in any practical way I can to reconstruct this icon, which I have strong memories of from my youth.
263	Graham Scott-Stapleton	Harrow, Middlesex
262	Robert G M Clow	Dunlop, Ayrshire	Greatly disappointed by Macmillan at the time it was destroyed. I do hope that the other six pavilions can be rebuilt too as they were part of the dramatic front of the station. Good luck with the campaign.
261	John B. Stubbs	Burnley, Lancashire	I am delighted that an effort is being made to restore this historic landmark.
260	Chris Oxberry	York	A great opportunity to right a wrong.
259	John Carter	Cheshire UK, (Via Tokyo Japan)	After living in Tokyo; the worlds largest city, I love all things modern, but I feel a deep sense of loss for great British architecture like the Euston arch. London is known around the world for great architecture and history. It was a crime against our country to demolish it. Lets change that!
258	Mrs Jacqueline Riley	Hereford
257	David Marles	London	I had never heard of this arch but I think it would be a magnificent idea to rebuild it.
256	Mrs Nicola Turton	Old Basing, Hampshire
255	Ian Brown	Royston Herts
254	Damien Williamson	Brighton
253	Jonathan FK Neill	London, NW1	Happy to help and make a contribution if necessary. Read the piece in the ES on the not so glorious 12th August and was intrigued - amazed at how they disposed of it - and appalled at the philistines who made the decision to remove it.
252	Charles Asprey	London
251	Henry Box	Petersfield, Hants
250	Brian Sedgley	Cobham	In 1959 I worked in the Arch as a member of the Estate and Rating Dept. The Arch was the depository for all LMS and previous railways title deeds and agreements.
249	Robert Darlaston	Cheshire	The arch was built for the world's first trunk line, linking London and Birmingham, and it was an essential symbol of the start of the railway age. Its restoration would be a reminder of the important role this country played in developing transport systems, and it would be a wonderful embellishment to the Euston Road.
248	Bob Wilson	Kenlworth, Warks
247	Adam Burns	Sunderland
246	Philip Kelly	Petersfield	The Euston Arch would be a wonderful peice of clasical architecture and would improve this area of london a huge amount.
245	Bren Tierney	Manchester	I read Martin Gayford's article in the Telegraph (16 Aug '08) and saw that Dan Cruickshank was on the case! Go for Dan, agree completely that this is a worthwhile venture!
244	Mike Kiernan	Kent
243	Kevin Cummings	Durham	Reinstatement of the Euston Arch will complement the magnificent renaissance of St Pancras and demonstrate that the architectural vandalism of the 1960s can be reversed.
242	Adrian Wright	Durham
241	Barbara Lawson
240	Paul Cornick	Cuddington, Northwich, Cheshire
239	Andrew Mckenzie	Abbotsbury, Dorset	I have just read the article in yesterday's Telegraph and discovered your website. I am truly excited at the prospect of rebuilding one of the most iconic railway structures in London. I have seen the Curzon Street Station Arch in Birmingham and thought how wonderful it would be if we could rebuild it's sister arch in London. I have also seen the beautifully restored Brandenburg Gate in Berlin which was in a sorry state after WW2 and thought how magnificent the Euston Arch must have been. We must rebuilt the Euston Arch.
238	Leslie Graham	London	I was 20 in 1962 and the demolition of the arch was the first time I felt really angry about the destruction of an important example of our architectural heritage. I also remember the old booking hall. A little dingy perhaps, but very evocative of the steam age at the height of its dynamism. I also hope that if the redevelopment of Euston goes ahead the fine statue of Robert Stevenson will be moved to a central place befitting his importance within the new building. Finally, let's also remember that the other end of the arch, so to speak, still stands in Birmingham also waiting to be revived.
237	Michael Norman	Shoreham-by-Sea	Still disgusted at the vandalism so long ago. It was unnecessary and mindless, and a flagship example of what unhappily may have lent encouragement to much since.
236	Stephen Hughes	London
235	Tim Singleton	Lancashire
234	Ian P. Lyman	Kettering, Northamptonshire	I recall walking under the arch on many occasions to and from my trains and on one occasion was taken upstairs into the room above the arch. From memory this was used to store deeds and records etc. I worked for BR at the time and made my objections known with regard to the demolition of the Euston Arch and the Great Hall. Not to mention the LMS hotel which stood adjacent.
233	Tony Walker	Scottsdale, Arizona, USA	As an expatriate Englishman, currently living in genteel poverty in Arizona, I do keep in touch with what is happening in London. I remember the furore when the arch was taken down, although I was living in York at the time, where the city's history is respected by both the local council and the residents. London needs to respect its past, and the Euston Arch should be re-erected. The cost? Minimal, when compared to the Greenwich abortion. The benefits? A worthy addition to the monuments of the age of the railways, especially now that St. Pancras has been restored.
232	Anon	Lewes East Sussex	It would be great to redeem at least partially the terrible destruction of Euston Station
231	David Brearley	Rawdon, Leeds	Maintain the pressure. The arch must be restored. Kind regards.
230	Martin Heal	Newbury	Delighted to read of your initiative in today's Telegraph. The best news I've heard in a long time! At last this terrible act of vandalism may be righted. Good luck with this great overdue work.
229	John P. Bond	Cheltenham	I was a Londoner for the first forty years of my life and well remember the Euston Arch. I travelled to the North via Euston many times. I ardently support the preservation of the best of our very meaningful railway heritage and I rate the Euston Arch at the top of the list!
228	Tober Reilly	London	Great architecture, new and old can work in perfect harmony with each other - each illuminating the quality of the other. See the pyramid at the Louvre or one of the city's many church spires against the 'gherkin'. We should also be big enough as a nation to reverse the vandalism of the past where there is an opportunity to do so. Bring back the arch. Not just for it's own magnificence but to inspire that which will be built behind it.
227	Ed West	North London	Saw the article in the Telegraph - good work.
226	Anthony Ward	Sheffield
225	Louise Stringer	Scotland	What a great project! It would become an attraction in itself like St Pancras has.
224	John Potter	London
223	Nigel Wright	Bideford, Devon	I never saw the Euston Arch when it was standing but have seen many pictures and film on it. the Euston Arch was/is/will be again an iconic structure in British transport and architectural history.
222	Clare Bailey	London	I'm too young to have seen the Arch, but my grandmother lived on Euston St, right by it, for over twenty years. While researching her I found out about the Arch and the demolition and was horrified, especially given the ugly mess which has replaced it. I'd dearly love to see the Arch back and the awful bus station gone - and think Dan's detective work in finding the stones was marvellous!
221	Roman Max Bronka	Barking, London	Hope work can start ASAP to right the wrong.
220	Mark Westcott	Eastbourne	An excellent idea - and a splendid website.
219	Adrian Knowles	Bath, Somerset	I remember as a nine-year-old schoolboy watching the destruction of the Euston Arch with disbelief. I am ready to help with this inspired project to campaign for the rebuilding of the Arch.
218	Neil Debnam	London
217	Ian Pow	Sheffield	They should have kept the Great Hall and the train arrival shed too!
216	Jo	Buckinghamshire	Euston is a soul-less place I visit twice a day. It deserves some magic! It deserves to have some reason for people to visit other than to catch a train!
215	Alexander Lyons	Dublin	I am the founder of THE ARCHANGELS TRUST a body similar to the Euston Arch Trust in that the aim is to dismantle and re situate and restore a Roman style Georgian gate lodge called the Dodder Lodge or Loftus Arch in Rathfarnham South Dublin. The experiences of the Euston Arch Trust provides an pure template, fasinating parallels and shows precedent when it comes to the consevation of our beautiful, rustic Irish Georgian Arch dating from 1760.
214	Paul Little	London W2
213	Terence Treadwell	King's Cross	Would like to help if/where I can.
212	Ed Theaker	Edinburgh	The new computer simulation looks superb! The arch would be excellent if rebuilt, sited on this axis. It would add to the area and be a tourist attraction. Perhaps funding could be helped through a public appeal. Ed Theaker.
211	Ian Halsall	Bath, Somerset	I have used Euston for over 30 years and would love to see the Arch. The return of Temple Bar to London shows that it can be done.
210	James Condliffe	Twickenham	I have used Euston for over 30 years and would love to see the Arch. The return of Temple Bar to London shows that it can be done.
209	Neil Whitaker	Northampton, England	It would be fantastic to see this great lost treasure rebuilt for all of us to enjoy.
208	Toby Newman	Oxford	Bring back this national icon!
207	Jeremy Day	Woking, Surrey	Sadly the same Modernist ideas that lay behind the destruction of beautiful architecture such as the Euston Arch are now the norm within modern British architectural circles. This rush to demolish the old is now no longer shared by the majority of the public, where once the rush to leave wartime austerity meant modernisation at any cost. I believe that architecture is one way of connecting generations to the past, giving continuity, and understanding of our shared history. Please keep-up the good work and restore the Arch, but also go further and get much of the rest of the "Old Euston" rebuilt.
206	David Morgans	Chelmsford, Essex	I am deeply committed to industrial heritage, a founder member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage (www.erih.net) and developer of the Industrious East, celebrating eastern Englands industrial heritage (www.industriouseast.org.uk)
205	Daniel Ball	St Albans
204	Tim Matthews	Camden
203	Paul Donhue	London
202	Kiran Balendra	Holloway, London	I was born in Glasgow, and as such Euston station was my gateway to London when I was young. It was with horror that I read some years ago of the way in which the old station and arch were destroyed and replaced with the banal eyesore that I have always known. I am now unfortunate enough to cycle down Euston Road every day to work and would love to see the Arch rebuilt so that one of London's great termini can finally achieve some of the grandeur that it deserves.
201	Alec James	Cardiff
200	Howard Sprenger	Hedge End, Hampshire	While I can understand why the arch had to be removed to allow the expansion of the station in the 1960s, it is a great shame that it could not have been re-erected close by at the time. It would not have taken much imagination to find a place for it, but sadly, that kind of thinking did not exist in those days - at least not amongst the decision makers of the day. We now have a chance to right that wrong. We should be grateful for that, and seize the opportunity.
199	Mike Newman	Highbridge, Somerset, UK	We are once again investing in a railway network Britain can be proud of. The Euston Arch represents a time when Britain was at the apex of its powers in railway engineering, and a rebuilt arch would show our pride in those who have continued to push the frontiers of engineering for generations.
198	James Eaton	Godalming, Surrey
197	Viv Smith	Nelson, New Zealand	The arch should never have been demolished :( Well done Michael for supporting such a great venture
196	Neil Thomas	Chichester, West Sussex
195	Jonathan Gibbs	Rickmansworth	The Euston Arch fell prey to cultural vandalism and I believe that its restoration would be a step towards restoring pride in our capital. Now if we could just do something about the rabbit hutch they call a station behind it...
194	Nick Holloway	Oxford
193	Judith Vincent	Durham City	To reinstate the arch using new stone would be to create a replica and somehow less courageous. Whereas to rebuild the arch with as many of the original stones as possible would be to salute and celebrate the great minds and visionaries that created the railways - our way of making amends for the betrayal of Beeching. It really would rise like a phoenix from the ashes or the Prescott Channel at least!
192	Dave Hoyle	Preston, Lancashire
191	Dr Brendan Gregory	London
190	Ian MacFadyen	Leeds	I wish you every success in having Euston Arch restored.
189	Malcolm Parker	Farleigh Hungerford	What a wonderful idea. It would work wonderfully alongside the lodges, and create an immediately recognisable landmark for one of London's most important but architecturally least notable stations.
188	Dhao Wotansen	Kings Cross	What an excellent idea - and between the lodges makes complete sense. I'm sure the developers recognise that a gesture like this would win plenty of hearts and minds, as well as providing their commercial and retail investment site with an icon, trade mark, logo, whatever, which is already well-known throughout the world and guaranteed to generate business.
187	Damon Scott	York	How was it ever allowed to be demolished? Our predecessors have a lot to answer for!
186	M John Clayton	Ipswich
185	Robert Woodward	UK	Typical 60's vandalism
184	Ike Ijeh	London	I'm too young to remember the Arch but I'm old enough to know that an opportunity to right an urban wrong on this scale is rare. It's not just about rebuilding the Arch, it's about restoring a long vanished sense of pride and vision to the public realm and streetscape of Euston Road, once romanticised as London's grand, symbolic gateway. If we can rebuild a whitewashed and immaculate Temple Bar at Paternoster Square 126 years after that was 'demolished', then we can do the same at Euston after only a fraction of that time.
183	Gavin Dawson	Guildford	Please bring back the Euston Arch, keep up the good work and return our heritage
182	Peter Mangles	Ely
181	Paul Dodd	Basingstoke, Hampshire
180	Johnathan Bradshaw	Toronto, Ontario Canada	Sadly, I never knew about the Arch until I found out about this campaign, only the modern station has existed in my lifetime. As a boy I used to constantly travel with my father from Euston, weÕd take the train to Bedfordshire to visit my grandmother. Even then I felt Euston was soulless, especially when compared to other stations in London, it lacked character. IÕve always supported the preservation of classic buildings in London and IÕm glad to hear about the restoration of The Arch, which should never have been pulled down in the first place, a testimony to the narrow vision of the time when it came to architecture, something that sadly seems to continue in many ways today.
179	Dr Christopher Townsley	London
178	Julian Porter	Basingstoke
177	Anthony Ruschpler	London
176	Paul Hicks	London
175	Giles MacDonogh	London
174	Peter Soar	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire	My copy of the Smithson's book on the arch is worn to tatters, I have looked at it so often. To lose the arch to commercial development was bad enough, let alone the awfulness of what was done. I read some time ago that someone had chunks of the stone in his yard but I don't know who or where. Not so sure about the night club - if it ended up looking like a Doric Macdonalds, just quietly forget it.
173	Peter Lamb	Havant	Another one of many structures that have not been realised for what it is and what it means to many.
172	Christopher Guyver	Oxford
171	Rosie Bryant	Cardiff	Native Londoner, used to live near Euston & always thought it was a bit of an eyesore... I'm too young to remember the original arch but I think a replacement would be great!
170	Mr John O'Sullivan	Edmonton, London	Bring back what was lost,for a new generation. Look at St Pancras and rebuilt Antwerp stations. Fantastic. Why should we not think big again.
169	Paul Loxton Edwards	Canterbury	Black with a century plus of soot the Arch was a fondly remembered icon of the heroic railway age. I remember it every time we collected relatives arriving from the North and photgraphed it during its sad demolition - it is wonderful to think we may yet see the Arch rise from the ashes
168	Mr Frederick Joseph Bendall	Wirral
167	Neil Hayward	Eversholt St, London	I'm too young to have ever seen the arch, but I'd love to see it return as part of a redeveloped Euston - just look at St Pancras for a model!
166	Andy B	London	My office looks across the wasteland that is currently Euston and the area needs a serious transformation to make the area acceptable!
165	David-Jason Gordon	London	London has to be proud of our heritage. We need to continue to improve architecture which is the envy of the rest of the world!
164	Steve Cooper	Halstead, Essex	Chairman, The Holden F5 Steam Locomotive Trust. www.holdenf5.co.uk
163	Matthew Cox	Tokyo, Japan
162	Paul Priestley-Leach	Swanland, East Yorkshire	The destruction of the arch was shameful; the building that replaced it is vapid. The Euston Arch was a most handsome and sturdy iconic building. Its reconstruction would lift the spirits of everyone visiting this part of London. Compared with the cost of the redevelopment of the station, the cost of its reconstruction is paltry.
161	Michael Banbrook	London & Birmingham	When I regularly traipse through the soul-less Euston station, I'm always reminded at the mindless destruction of this outstanding piece of British architecture. £10 million to bring it back as a replica is money well spent. Come back Euston Arch - we've missed you!
160	Ian Malpass	Cadiz, Spain
159	Ian Francis	Luton
158	John Seligmann	London
157	Sandra Lawrence	Greenwich	The arch is an important symbol not just of what was, but what must not happen again. Its value is in what it says about modern attitudes to history as a powerful architectural feature.
156	Steve Millar	London	If they can bring back Temple Bar they can bring back the Arch! Or at least something like it... Unfortunately I did not see the Arch but reading about it and the Great Hall makes you realise just how bland London's 60's stations are. Let me know what I can do to help! If Dan the man can save Spitalfields I am sure this is possible too (no pressure then)
155	Chris Ure	Bedfordshire	I wish to support the rebuilding of the Euston Arch.
154	Christos Shepherd	Athens, Greece	The current station is hideous and an embarrassment to London. That the Arch was ever demolished in the first place is a testament to the narrow-mindedness of 1960s architects, who ruined much else (Princes Street? Bath railway station? Central Bristol? York outside-the-walls? Liverpool?). Please restore the Arch to put some beauty back on the Euston Road. Not incidentally, I have seen the masterplans for the glass-and-steel monstrosity that will be the new, 'new' Euston station. What is this pathetic architectural obsession with these dreary materials? Because Britain is the cloudiest country in Europe, the supposed benefits of glass (that it lets in more light) are irrelevant. Furthermore, in 40 years' time, I strongly believe that glass and steel will be regarded as the concrete and pebbledash of the 21st century. If Euston is to be rebuilt, then it should be in a practical but classical style, with blueprints essentially an enlarged version of the original station. The Arch should certainly be part of those blueprints, and Euston might finally match up to its beautiful neighbour, St Pancras.
153	Mark Noades	London
152	Terry Curzon	Sidcup Kent	Lets not waste this chance to put right one of the many travesties of the dreadful 60's building boom. It is unforgiveable that something so grand and wonderful as Euston station and the Euston Arch was destroyed in such a manner. Good luck to everyone concerned with this project.
151	Harry Wilkins	Warwickshire	Recently came by this, after reading about John Betjemen. Looked fabulous, shame it went.
150	Mr Lance Rhodes	London
149	Anthony South	Wapping	Fully support inclusion of reconstructed arch in new vision for Euston. The original demolition was wanton destruction of a London landmark.
148	Dave Churchfield	Windsor
147	Paul Taylor	London	It's a great idea, just as the area is so dull and ugly.
146	Joe Cain	London, WC1E	I support the sentiment of the campaign, and I would press their idea farther. I donÕt want just an arch built. Ideally, IÕd like to see the whole screen rebuilt – thatÕs the Doric arch plus a series of sheds and fencing along a straight line – the arch draws your attention, but the whole point was to screen the technology behind it – i.e., the belching, steaming, greasy, stinking, boiling, noisy trains behind it. The screen is the idea; not the arch alone. As a historian, IÕd rather our attention focus on the process of screening itself – hiding technology behind veils (ÒdesignÓ for mp3 players, ÒescapeÓ for transport luxuries, ÒallureÓ for clothing, and so on). At the very least, IÕd like to see the arch and screen remembered somehow in the redesign so people are reminded of that process of screening. In fact, that would be my brief to the design team: commemorate the arch by commemorating its original purpose. If nothing else they could re-build the screen as a flat 2-dimensional faade somehow into the station. But if they thought of more powerful ways to provoke reflection about the original idea of screening, then I could support that with little problem. I donÕt want to treat the Doric Arch in isolation as a relic; and I wouldnÕt want an isolated re-built Doric arch as some kind of trophy to preservation. Moreover, the money spent on such a rebuilding could quite usefully be focused on preserving the periodÕs original structures that still stand, such as St Pancras Parish Church.
145	John Smeeton	Birmingham
144	Philip Chalkley	London
143	Paul Joseph Winter	London	Being born in 1983, I obviously never saw the Euston Arch, but as someone of this generation, I feel it greatly important that we hold onto our heritage and where possible, merge the greatness of the past with the greatness of tomorrow. The demolition of the station and arch was a great loss - something unfortunately developers have still not learned - but returning the arch to Euston will bring back a focal point, a history, a pride, something it's lacked for decades.
142	David Harrison	Chelsea, London	Everyone I knew agreed at the time that 'destroying the arch was an officially sanctioned act of vandalism'. I miss its presence every time I drive past Euston Station. How wonderful it would be to see its brooding presence once again marking London's gateway to the North.
141	Graham Holton	London
140	Stephen Finch	London	It's pretty obvious - an Arch has got to be 10 times better than the mess that's there now!
139	Alex Simpson	Worcester	The demolition of the Arch was a national disgrace, but sadly one of many which was allowed to happen during those dark days when so much harm was inflicted upon the historic landscape of this country.
138	Michael H Jenkins	Ruislip, Middx	As a 15 year old lad I worked at Euston House for BR from 1956 and have always admired the Arch and the Great Hall for their beauty and historical place in our lives. Why oh why they weren't kept for posterity I will never know. I support wholeheartedly the rebuilding of this great piece of architecture. Mike.
137	Chris Skinner	London	Would love to see the arch brought back. It was demolished before I was born, but a regular commuter to Euston its restoration would only benefit the area.
136	Elliot Matthew	Cambridge, UK	Too young to remember the original arch but the current Euston Station is a disgraceful terminal when compared to the other main line terminuses such as Liverpool Street and Kings Cross and needs to be given the arch back to give it the magnificiance it deserves as the southern end of the WCML
135	John van Laun	Hereford	As a young man Euston was my home-going station (I lived in Northamptonshire at the time). I have fond memories of 'phoning my Mother from one of the two wood-enclosed GPO boxes either side of the entrance to the Great Hall - that run down but appealing joy. I also remember the short platforms behind the Great Hall, dingy, dark but exciting - my first real experience of the 'sublime'. Whilst strongly supporting the campaign I would not want a 'pastiche' - it MUST be the real thing - correct stone, dimensions. Alternatively just put together the stones that Dan Cruckshank found. As an industrial archaeologist who 'found' the subject at the time of the appalling and unnecessary demolition I would like to be involved. The Internatrional Railway Conference (sponsored by UCL, Science Museum National Railway Museum, Newcomen Scociety and others) was recently held at UCL to mark the ocassion of Richard Trevithick's first run with fee passamger railway close to Gower Street - the spot is marked by a plaque erected on the 100th Anniversary. Perhaps we should have a 'trio' of sites all very close to Euston Square - St Pancras Station, Euston Arch and Trevithick's plaque?
134	James Park	London
133	Louise Tummon	London
132	Lee Smith	London
131	Peter Stanton	Derby	I am Chairman of the London and North Western Railway Society and the Society has a natural interest in this. We do have a small piece of stonework from the Arch! We have a good archive and a very active membership of 700; I will encourage them to join and place a piece in our newsletter.
130	Graham Collett	York	It was an act of pure vandalism to demolish the arch. We must take the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of the rebuilding of Euston to restore the arch to its rightful position and give London a landmark station, rather the current monstrosity!
129	Kathy Perkins	Northampton	As a child of the 1940's (family evacueed to Northampton) with grandparents living in London I now have only vague memories of the dark and steamy place called Euston. But I do remember the Arch and the consternation around its destruction. As a retired daily commuter Euston is (perhaps was) like a second home. I revisit it often and await with interest to see its long overdue make over and hope it matches the grandeur of St Pancras
128	Ben Mullon	Camden	It would be amazing to see the return of this landmark and give Euston station a new lease of life. The 60s building doesnt do the station justice as a major terminus.
127	John Glock	Leighton Buzzard
126	Trevor Broderick	Luto, Bedfordshire	I work for Euston Station for Virgin Trains. On my way round the back streets of Sommers town I pass through "Doric Way": I shed a tear for this traveisty... monstrous Carbuncle, this cacinogenic pile that stole Our Arch! To quote Richard Morrison The Times. "Even by the bleak standards of Sixties architecture, Euston is one of the nastiest concrete boxes in London: devoid of any decorative merit; seemingly concocted to induce maximum angst among passengers; and a blight on surrounding streets. The design should never have left the drawing-board - if, indeed, it was ever on a drawing-board. It gives the impression of having been scribbled on the back of a soiled paper bag by a thuggish android with a grudge against humanity and a vampiric loathing of sunlight" Unfortunately I was born in 1968 so was to young to have experienced this marvel, (apart from my collection of internet victorian prints and pre/post war downloads that I look back in time!) Still wrong I know.. but at least there are bits of the "THE PARTHENON MARBLES JIGSAW" people can admire... Trevor.
125	Tom Ball	London	I believe the rebuilding of the arch would be enormously popular, to bring back to life an iconic building. Something which is rarely seen in this country; to rebuild what once was.
124	Russell Simmons	London
123	Horatio Blood	Transpontine	An exhilerating idea. Good luck.
122	Peter Broxton	Oxford, England	Nice to have known it and the old Euston station. Sadly, its loss was followed by another, just as great, very soon after in late 1962 when the Coal Exchange went the same way. They may have been built around the same time (?) I'm happy I saw that shortly before its destruction. It was quite as bad an act of barbarism and there can be no hope of ever seeing it again. So let's rebuild the arch.
121	Pui Shi Tsang	London
120	Steve Newman	Oxford
119	Joanne Mirzoeff	Monks Risborough, Bucks.
118	Ian C D Scott	London	I remember the Euston Arch and have long been a supporter of its restoration. I am happy to help in any way to achieve this objective.
117	Diane Simpson	Southend-on-Sea, Essex	I vaguely recall attending a gathering outside Euston station some years ago at which Lucinda Lambton was present. I was accompanied by my bear, named Betjeman, who wore a black sash in rememberance of the arch. Regrettably I cannot recall anything more!
116	Rick Davis	London
115	John Newton	London
114	Danny Mitchell	London
113	Steven Handforth	Clapham, London	If there is any possibility of the arch being re-erected it should be taken, especially considering its architectural and historical significance and ties with Curzon Street Station in Birmingham.
112	Michael Court	London
111	Rachel King	London	I work in an office situated just outside Euston station and every time I pass the front of the station I think what a shame and a disgrace it is that we lost such a distinctive structure for no good reason.
110	Gerald Blessington	Canterbury
109	Mr P Houldershaw	London	I just happen to share the opinions written here on this site. That is was a tragic act of vandalism. Aside from esthetics, the arch was one of the most important historic buildings in the country. If Temple Bar can be re-erected by St. Paul's, then the Euston arch MUST be planned for with the new station renovation. This is our chance to heal a barbaric wound.
108	Chris Chapman
107	Jonathan Robins	London	I was born far after the arch was pulled down, but it would be brilliant to see it back up.
106	Dean Booth	London (Streatham)	When I first heard out about the Euston Station redevelopment, I contacted one of the senior persons involved in the project - suggesting this very thing; the reconstruction of Euston Arch. I was rather sniffily told that only "practical and cost-effective" suggestions would be considered, to which I retorted that great buildings, and by extention great cities, also needed infrastructure which raised the spirits and quicked the pulse. Euston Arch does this - it conveys a sense of history and grandeur befitting London, will right a historical wrong and will lift that whole, currently rather dismal, stretch of Euston road.
105	Pete Curtis	Milton Keynes
104	David King	Edinburgh
103	Callum Duff	Edinburgh	I've always been aggrieved by the pig-headedness of those who decided to demolish the Euston Arch in the name of 'progress'. Now with this new opportunity to redevelop the station site let's make sure the same mistakes aren't made again. Rebuild the Arch and give us something to celebrate again; a good architectural idea. How often does that happen these days!
102	Mr Gareth Kelly	Grays, Essex	It would be a most impressive entrance to Euston Station, far better than a concrete block which currently stands, I hope this goes ahead!
101	Michael Charton	Tuscon, Arizon, USA	Haven't seen the arch, but I am a rail fan, who has used certain London stations.
100	Benjamin Anderson	London
99	Daniel Li	Bristol
98	Susan Warlow	London	I don't really remember the arch, although I lived near Euston for a short while when I first came to London. I think they were building the new station when I first came here. It looks like it was a fine piece of architecture.
97	Colin Clarke	Eastbourne	I have no direct memories of the arch but do remember the fuss around the demolition; it was incredible even at the time that it still bit the dust. I've always regretted this loss of a masterpiece.
96	Michael Thomas	North London
95	Peter Johnson	Stafford, Staffs.	I appreciate Michael Palin's initiative in wanting to restore the significant Doric Arch and I applaud your campaign.
94	Ian Rae	Sandhurst, Berks.
93	Gilly Watts	Cambridge
92	Mark Dennis	London	It would be a wonderful achievement to re-build the Euston Arch in the 21st century.
91	Joanna Lilley	London	Shamefully, despite being a Londoner born and bred, I had never heard of the Euston Arch until it was mentioned in a Guardian article at the weekend and I followed the link to this website. Euston station has in my lifetime always been a blot on the landscape, a dreary depressing building in contrast to many other beautiful London railway stations. Restoring the arch would be a wonderful part of the improvement of Euston station in keeping with the renovation of St Pancras (and Kings Cross) next door - what an opportunity.
90	Les Robertson	Whitstable
89	Natalie Zacek	Manchester
88	John Backway	Streatham, London	I do hope this campaign is successful. The Euston Arch was a great monument to the railway pioneers and deserves to be reinstated.
87	Martyn Huws	Tooting, London	I would very much like to see the Euston Arch rebuilt, this amazing structure should never have been removed back in the 60s. I use Euston Station often as I take the train home to North Wales. As it stands at the moment, Euston Station is unwelcoming and makes you want to leave the area as soon as possible.
86	Andrew Chapman	Leeds, West Yorkshire	Despite living in London for 10 years in the 1990s, I knew nothing of the history of the Euston Arch until one of my favourite pubs, The Head of Steam at Euston Station, was re-named The Doric Arch. What an amazing arch and a total travesty of 1960s planning that is was raised to the ground. It would be fantastic to get it back again and have Euston looking like they now have St Pancras looking. Ironically I know live about a 2 minute walk from Bramley Fall Park, which stands on the site of the old Bramley Fall (Newlay) Quarry from where the stones for the arch came - and I did not know that either until reading this and other sites. Good luck with the campaign. Andy Chapman
85	Andrew Colebourne	London
84	David Watts	Cambridge
83	David Harbin	Nottingham	This is a wonderful opportunity to restore part of our lost heritage. The restoration of the arch would bring huge publicity and architectural focus to benefit the new station.
82	David Sterratt	Edinburgh
81	Paul Pensom	London	Yes! An excellent plan.
80	Janet Chapman	London	Fantastic idea!
79	Fiona Galloway	Haile, near Egremont
78	Karen Baston	London
77	Jonathan Burns	Penge, London SE20	The rebuilding of the arch would send a powerful message of support to those campaigning to save existing historic buildings currently threatened by developers.
76	Guy Regis	Notting Hill, London	I don't have any memories but it would be wonderful to have this great monument rebuilt.
75	James Hamilton	London	The restoration of the Arch is worthwhile for its own sake, but it's also key to the regeneration of the entire Euston Road from Kings Cross through to Marylebone. It is an essential project which London badly needs.
74	Peter Wootton	Truro, Cornwall	I just remember the old Euston Station, having been brought up in Watford in the 1950s and often travelling to London Euston. I would love to see the, only barely remembered Arch, in the flesh (stone?) again.
73	Ben Addison	London
72	Maurice Eden Irving	Haltwhistle, Northumberland	Impressed each time I visited London from Carlisle from forties until it was removed.
71	David McCairley	Paris, France
70	Malcolm Richards	Milton Keynes
69	Tom Straszewski	York, UK
68	John Myers	London
67	Jeff Cotton	London
66	Christopher Oxford	Wimbledon, London	Although I have known for years how the destruction of the Euston Arch galvanised the conservationist efforts of the 60s and 70s, I had not realised before looking through your site what a magnificent structure the Arch truly was. The idea of re-erecting it as an icon of the past, present and future importance of railways in Britain is marvellous, and I wish the Campaign the greatest success in achieving its aim.
65	Mark Darbyshire	Clerkenwell, London
64	Johnathan Lucas	Norbury, South London
63	Brian Phillips	Rugby	It is about time this act of vandalism was reversed. The age of the train is returning - so let's have the Arch I remember as a child returned.
62	Louis Lemieux	London	Rebuilding the Euston Arch would be a great addition to London's civic spaces. Its human scale would say 'Welcome to London' to the millions of people that use the station every year. It must be done and I am willing to pay my fair share.
61	Richard Palmer	Twickenham
60	Paul Jakeman	London
59	Evelyn Cook	Northumberland
58	Sara Mcgrail	London	I regularly use and loathe Euston Station. The restoration of the arch with all that represents would do much to restore some pride to the West Coast main line passenger. Not to mention the boon to the dignity of the exiled north-westener a restored Euston Arch would bring when greeting weekend visitors who believe London is nothing but concrete and rudeness ...
57	Peter Weller	Newcastle
56	Richard Rowe	Catford, London	Euston remains the most underwhelming of all the London stations, and the memories of my family passed to me are of a grand place. If it can be restored to even a little of that grandeur and restore the crime of the destruction of the Arch, that is a good thing.
55	Alex Kidd	London	I have studied the great terminals of London, seen the pitures of the station itself, and it appears to be the greatest of them all, as well as the oldest. it there is a possibility that the great monument can be rebuilt then I am in favour of it.
54	David Lacey	Abu Dhabi
53	Simon Robertson	London
52	Thierry Cunzi	Paris, France	I fully support your initiative.
51	Harry Jack	Edinburgh
50	Ian Jack	London
49	Tom	Newton Abbot, Devon
48	Murray Tremellen	Buckinghamshire
47	Richard Barnett	Birmingham	Olympics 2012 means plant is available locally to retrieve some parts of the Euston Arch from the temporary storage site at the bottom of the River Lee. Let us use this opportunity to reinstate the Arch where it should be.
46	Paul Peros	Hertfordshire	No memories of the arch - but I've been travelling through Euston regularly since 1997, when I first went to university, and now I work right opposite the station. So I would love to see the arch back - the idea that Euston used to be as beautiful as St Pancras is incredible! Let's hope it goes that way again.
45	Lee Hutchings	Manchester	I am a Conservation Assistant In Manchester and I fully support the Euston Arch being rebuilt
44	David Embery	Northfleet, Kent	I've been in favour of a reconstruction of the Euston Arch since I learnt what happened to it in the 1960s. I saw the One Foot In the Past programmes that brought the issue to a wider audience. Having used Euston station as it is now on a regular basis I bemoan the loss every time I see it.
43	David McNeff	Manchester & London	The restored arch would lend some sense of grandeur to London's gateway to the north and lift our spirits beyond and above the reek of fast food!
42	Andrew Tempany	London
41	Mike Day	Newcastle	My girlfriend and I visited New York in 2007 and we were taken aback by the scale and splendour of Grand Central Station and were keen to see the nearby Penn Station. We were both dismayed to find the original station gone and replaced by a new station built mostly underground, buried beneath a drab 60's tower block and Madison Square Garden. When we returned to England, I searched online for images of the original Penn Station and found several websites telling the story of how the demolition of this building raised support for the preservation of historic buildings in America. I was surprised to find that the same thing had happened in London to our own Euston Station and how the demolition of the original building and its arch kick-started the preservation culture we have now. Reading about the discovery of some of the remains of the arch and the coming redevelopment of the dismal Euston Station we have now I was delighted to find a group of people hoping to right this historic and architectural wrong. Good luck.
40	Colin Brace	Worcester
39	Shaun Hope	Northampton	Went to school at what is now South Camden Community School in the early 1960's. Fond memories of the arch and the old Euton booking hall
38	Stan Beben	Preston, Lancashire	In 1962 I was a 13 year-old rail enthusiast (trainspotter!), and was as shocked as many others to witness the demise of the Arch. In the intervening years I have regularly used the new station, and consider it an ugly, depressing place to get out of as quickly as possible. Not many I feel will mourn its passing after only 40 years. I hope that the developers see sense and incorporate a rebuilt Arch in the new design - it will be well worth it for the plaudits alone.
37	John Baxter	Colne, Lancashire	When I was 18 in 1981 I visited London and arrived at Euston Station. I was impressed with the station then I found out what was there before, I saw the pics of the arch and old station and I couldn't believe they pulled it down in the sixties, I think the arch should be rebuilt to show how great the station was, I am sure that the millions of people that use the station every year would agree, young and old...
36	Charles Warzinski	London	Good luck with the campaign. Maybe they should rebuild the rest of the original Euston too!
35	Luke Brennan	Leeds, West Yorkshire
34	Steve Bailey	London
33	Patrick F D Lepper	Berkhamsted, Herts	While I think the present Euston has some merits which should not be ignored, I was sad to see the Doric Arch go. Most of all, anyone who has the grit to discover the remains in the Lee Cut, and to call upon the world to help him dig them up and re-erect them, deserves not only admiration but support!
32	Matt Caro	Totteridge, London	REBUILD IT!!
31	Doric Arch	Barnsley	The story of the Euston Arch and its eventual terrible demise were of such enormity to me that we decided to name our band after the common term for it ÔDoric ArchÕ. Although I couldnÕt possibly have any memories of the arch and its grandiose placement in front of the beautiful old station, it really is something which has genuinely haunted me for some reason since I watched Dan Cruickshanks first mini documentary when I was younger. After living in London for a while I would go to the station and I imagined the arch to have been between the 2 lodges at Euston Square, which would be perfect as the new location. I hope you guys can convince the contractor to rebuild the arch, hopefully from the original blocks. It was a travesty which came down to the same old thing: money and favours - with no thought for the general populace and no scope for the larger picture of humanity in general. Anything we can do, please donÕt hesitate to contact us. Doric Arch
30	Richard Hart	London
29	Jess	London
28	Roger Marks	Buckinghamshire
27	Sarah Stoney	Hull
26	Paul and Francoise Findlay		We fully support the reinstatement of a Euston Arch
25	Nadia Marchant	Battersea, London	It would be so impressive to see an alluring arch outside Euston station. An Archway is a wonderful symbol of welcome to new arrivals. Also, I think it will help restore a little "je ne sait quoi" in the area. Preserve a little history!
24	Jim Ward	Newton Solney
23	Tim Ludbrook	London
22	John Bowling	London
21	Janice Liverseidge	London
20	Nigel Kavanagh-Brown	Watford
19	Dan Spinner	Chiswick
18	Chris Moxon	Stockport	The arch would be another great centerpiece for one of London's major stations.
17	Tracy Armstrong	Ayrshire, Scotland
16	Edward Devey	Manchester
15	Andrew R H Dalton	London	I only found it had ever existed recently, it looks stunning. As a regular London to Manchester commuter, and with a (all be it- laymans) interest in architecture seeing this rise once more would be awesome.
14	Philip Ortiz	Kings Cross, London
13	Clive Tyler	Nottingham	I've only seen pictures of it. Would be marvellous to see it rise again.
12	Eamonn Hurley-Flynn	London, W1T
11	Mark Rawcliffe	Islington, London	I am 35 and have only ever known the present Euston station. My family who live in Lancs. and I use it to visit each other. It is a grim and dreary place in itself and no comparison with Paddington or St. Pancras or King's Cross. It is no gateway to London. Bring back the Arch and give the place some sense of place.
10	Mark Walkling	Beckenham
9	Barbara Shackley	Solihull	As chairman of the Victorian Society in Birmingham I use the photo of the Euston Arch all the time. Keep up the good work!
8	Roger Pattenden	Harrow, Middlesex	Wonderful to know that at last there is a real possibillity that the Arch may be rebuilt. I remember gazing at it in awe as a young lad.
7	Chris Patterson	Ireland	Wonderful architecture, outrageous that it was never incorporated into the 1960s redevelopment. Too young to have passed through it. A friend of mine, Roger Pattenden, makes and sells wonderful card model kits of this arch. Great stuff.
6	Les Heather	Haverhill, Suffolk	I'm a train driver, and over the last twenty years that i have been using Euston station i have hated the soulless hole, i find it hard to believe that after the austere years of the war and the lean times of the fifties, that in the sixties (a time of new optimism) that this existing monstrosity was the best they could come up with, the architect should have been hung along with the planners and goverment of the time! It was such a fantastic piece of architecture. I'm all for the redevelopment of Euston station and its surrounding environs, lets hope the the new planners and architects can build a station that will live up to its Victorian predecessor and in some way incorporate the rebuilt original arch.
5	Ian Shearring	London
4	Simon Pedley	London	Would love to see some classical style brought back to what is now a bleak, soul-less station and area.
3	James A. Dowden	Birmingham
2	Aaron Litvinoff	London	I am shocked at the mindless vandalism of councillors and politicians in the years before I was born. Architecture like this should be perennial, let's get it back for the future, and set a precedent nationwide!
1	Stephen Hartland	Birmingham

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